Firstly this line "drown me now in doubt of ire, "
is "drown me now in down of eider"
I think this song is about a fairly young child, maybe about 5 years. First verse he talks about his favourite singer being packed away in it's box, not sure what was popular with the under fives thirty odd years ago, maybe elvis or something. It could be being put away just for the night or perhaps forever, since he's outgrown it.
The second verse sounds like a game of soldiers in the playground, he can't read the text because he's that young.
The chorus is refering to the way his parents have brought him up. Bones are the foundations of a person. Cobblestones are what old streets are made of, to lay his bones in the cobblestones is to be making the past part of him, awareness of his ancestors and history. Neat little rows may refer to attempts at bringing him up in a good and orderly way rather than scattered and chaotic.
Firstly this line "drown me now in doubt of ire, " is "drown me now in down of eider"
I think this song is about a fairly young child, maybe about 5 years. First verse he talks about his favourite singer being packed away in it's box, not sure what was popular with the under fives thirty odd years ago, maybe elvis or something. It could be being put away just for the night or perhaps forever, since he's outgrown it.
The second verse sounds like a game of soldiers in the playground, he can't read the text because he's that young.
The chorus is refering to the way his parents have brought him up. Bones are the foundations of a person. Cobblestones are what old streets are made of, to lay his bones in the cobblestones is to be making the past part of him, awareness of his ancestors and history. Neat little rows may refer to attempts at bringing him up in a good and orderly way rather than scattered and chaotic.
Agree its "Down of eider" which probably means Eiderdown which is an old word for a bed covering or duvet.
Agree its "Down of eider" which probably means Eiderdown which is an old word for a bed covering or duvet.