This might be taking some of the lyrics a bit too literally, but some of it seems to be about prostitution and cheapening yourself, particularly "selling your body on the street". The "jacket made of meat" and "horses feet" stuff shows the harsh and depressing nature of people's lives when they live cheaply and sell themselves, and the "trying to find a mountain I can climb" is like saying he wants to do something somewhat meaningful and significant, even if it's not a big thing or achievement. Also there are sort of hints at romance, with "trying to find enough space for you and I" so him addressing the song to a cheap girl sort of slightly makes sense.
I'm not surprised there's so many different interpretations of the lyrics, as when I first heard this on the radio I could only understand the "tell us" "jealous" bit with a few other odd words. I guess the only way of truly knowing will be looking at the lyrics in the official album booklet, if they're printed in there.
This might be taking some of the lyrics a bit too literally, but some of it seems to be about prostitution and cheapening yourself, particularly "selling your body on the street". The "jacket made of meat" and "horses feet" stuff shows the harsh and depressing nature of people's lives when they live cheaply and sell themselves, and the "trying to find a mountain I can climb" is like saying he wants to do something somewhat meaningful and significant, even if it's not a big thing or achievement. Also there are sort of hints at romance, with "trying to find enough space for you and I" so him addressing the song to a cheap girl sort of slightly makes sense.
I'm not surprised there's so many different interpretations of the lyrics, as when I first heard this on the radio I could only understand the "tell us" "jealous" bit with a few other odd words. I guess the only way of truly knowing will be looking at the lyrics in the official album booklet, if they're printed in there.
I agree completely!
I agree completely!