i always thought that the song was about abel. his parents committed the original sin and his brother cain was the first murderer; yet he ended up dead as a burden of their sins.
also waits makes heaps of references to cain and abel in his songs, its like a recurring symbol!
i always thought that the song was about abel. his parents committed the original sin and his brother cain was the first murderer; yet he ended up dead as a burden of their sins. also waits makes heaps of references to cain and abel in his songs, its like a recurring symbol!