This song is such a fun puzzle. Here are some reflections for now, though my experience of this song is majorly fluid.
It's about the watershed event, which is the disclosure of their shared betrayal of her boyfriend and his best friend. The couple are dealing with the anxiety of disclosure, negotiation, disconnection and guilt.
Since reading that Mercer said it's about broken relationships, I've been listening to the song from that perspective.
(Ruttyx: James Mercer said in the Dutch magazine Oor, that Red Rabbits was about broken relationships and the nasty things that often happen when relationships are broken.)
The man and woman are trading off as narrators, and then possibly sharing narration of the chorus. She seems to be "the shore" and him the "orphan". I wonder if the sprites even narrate parts ("we can't make it easy on you").
The balloon is a broken condom (corpse), insinuating a pending abortion, which has ramped up the anxiety, guilt and evidence.
The red rabbits are dieing life--symbolism for their relationship with each other, and the baby to be aborted.
The sprites are used to explain the energy of their situation. Basically, the shit hit the fan and the sprites are going to make sure we know it.
@ComfortZone From about 1930 to 1960 there was a pregnancy test called the "Rabbit Test." The woman's urine was injected into a live rabbit. After a few days, the rabbit was dissected and its ovaries were inspected. "The rabbit died" became a euphemism for a woman getting pregnant. Of course, the rabbit actually always died for the test.
@ComfortZone From about 1930 to 1960 there was a pregnancy test called the "Rabbit Test." The woman's urine was injected into a live rabbit. After a few days, the rabbit was dissected and its ovaries were inspected. "The rabbit died" became a euphemism for a woman getting pregnant. Of course, the rabbit actually always died for the test.
Gunnysack refers to either the woman's bladder or her uterus. Sprites are almost certainly sperm.
Gunnysack refers to either the woman's bladder or her uterus. Sprites are almost certainly sperm.
This song is such a fun puzzle. Here are some reflections for now, though my experience of this song is majorly fluid.
It's about the watershed event, which is the disclosure of their shared betrayal of her boyfriend and his best friend. The couple are dealing with the anxiety of disclosure, negotiation, disconnection and guilt.
Since reading that Mercer said it's about broken relationships, I've been listening to the song from that perspective.
(Ruttyx: James Mercer said in the Dutch magazine Oor, that Red Rabbits was about broken relationships and the nasty things that often happen when relationships are broken.)
The man and woman are trading off as narrators, and then possibly sharing narration of the chorus. She seems to be "the shore" and him the "orphan". I wonder if the sprites even narrate parts ("we can't make it easy on you").
The balloon is a broken condom (corpse), insinuating a pending abortion, which has ramped up the anxiety, guilt and evidence.
The red rabbits are dieing life--symbolism for their relationship with each other, and the baby to be aborted.
The sprites are used to explain the energy of their situation. Basically, the shit hit the fan and the sprites are going to make sure we know it.
The lesson: don't pee on sprites!
@ComfortZone From about 1930 to 1960 there was a pregnancy test called the "Rabbit Test." The woman's urine was injected into a live rabbit. After a few days, the rabbit was dissected and its ovaries were inspected. "The rabbit died" became a euphemism for a woman getting pregnant. Of course, the rabbit actually always died for the test.
@ComfortZone From about 1930 to 1960 there was a pregnancy test called the "Rabbit Test." The woman's urine was injected into a live rabbit. After a few days, the rabbit was dissected and its ovaries were inspected. "The rabbit died" became a euphemism for a woman getting pregnant. Of course, the rabbit actually always died for the test.
Gunnysack refers to either the woman's bladder or her uterus. Sprites are almost certainly sperm.
Gunnysack refers to either the woman's bladder or her uterus. Sprites are almost certainly sperm.