The song is about a man who lost his sense of purpose and his subsequent loneliness after defeating his rival in a duel. The 'surveillance keeper' is merely the subject of his memories; his rival. The 'keyhole peeping' is just a metaphor in which the narrator describes the way he remembers the subject - peering through a window into the past. The event is romanticized by the narrator, with the moon being the most significant part of his memory.
All wrong. Sorry guys. Icicle Tusk is the moon.
The song is about a man who lost his sense of purpose and his subsequent loneliness after defeating his rival in a duel. The 'surveillance keeper' is merely the subject of his memories; his rival. The 'keyhole peeping' is just a metaphor in which the narrator describes the way he remembers the subject - peering through a window into the past. The event is romanticized by the narrator, with the moon being the most significant part of his memory.
One of Fleet Foxes very best? I think so!
@lucamilne cite your source?
@lucamilne cite your source?