I agree with @thepowercut about it maybe being about an abortion, but I also think it might be about a man that left (or maybe killed) his wife and child for some reason. Either way, he regrets it.
Throughout the song he uses a lot of imagery that alternates between death and life, ie the double meaning of "Undertaking" and hay being dead grass. The part of the song that confuses me most is the final line "You must reap what you sow or sing." Does anybody have any idea what that could mean?
"you must reap what you sow, or sing."
I understand this as a tongue-in-cheek remark about Bill's career as a musician, a living to be made (I don't mean in a strictly economic sense) from recounting the wrongs you've committed (and whatever else); a loop-hole. ;)
"you must reap what you sow, or sing."
I understand this as a tongue-in-cheek remark about Bill's career as a musician, a living to be made (I don't mean in a strictly economic sense) from recounting the wrongs you've committed (and whatever else); a loop-hole. ;)
It could also be a sort of 'redemption' in the sighing through of guilt - basking in the light of a morbid beauty.
It could also be a sort of 'redemption' in the sighing through of guilt - basking in the light of a morbid beauty.
-- I actually haven't established a take on the rest of the song yet, though.
-- I actually haven't established a take on the rest of the song yet, though.
I agree with @thepowercut about it maybe being about an abortion, but I also think it might be about a man that left (or maybe killed) his wife and child for some reason. Either way, he regrets it.
Throughout the song he uses a lot of imagery that alternates between death and life, ie the double meaning of "Undertaking" and hay being dead grass. The part of the song that confuses me most is the final line "You must reap what you sow or sing." Does anybody have any idea what that could mean?
"you must reap what you sow, or sing." I understand this as a tongue-in-cheek remark about Bill's career as a musician, a living to be made (I don't mean in a strictly economic sense) from recounting the wrongs you've committed (and whatever else); a loop-hole. ;)
"you must reap what you sow, or sing." I understand this as a tongue-in-cheek remark about Bill's career as a musician, a living to be made (I don't mean in a strictly economic sense) from recounting the wrongs you've committed (and whatever else); a loop-hole. ;)
It could also be a sort of 'redemption' in the sighing through of guilt - basking in the light of a morbid beauty.
It could also be a sort of 'redemption' in the sighing through of guilt - basking in the light of a morbid beauty.
-- I actually haven't established a take on the rest of the song yet, though.
-- I actually haven't established a take on the rest of the song yet, though.