I know very little about history, Russia, Stalin, etc, so thank you magicalhobo6.
Taking Barnard17, Seedsightsound and magicalhobo6's interpretations into consideration I think we are very close to right. I think this is a naturalistic allegory. One one level this is, as seedsightsound and barnard17 have said, the story of some people looking for firewood and doing astral projection in the early morning. On another level, this can be seen as a metaphor for the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The only other thing I can add is that, since the title is Parade, and it may have something to do with Communism, I instantly thought of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being', more specifically the Communist parade at the end of the novel.
There seem to be lots of political references in The Knife's lyrics.
I know very little about history, Russia, Stalin, etc, so thank you magicalhobo6.
Taking Barnard17, Seedsightsound and magicalhobo6's interpretations into consideration I think we are very close to right. I think this is a naturalistic allegory. One one level this is, as seedsightsound and barnard17 have said, the story of some people looking for firewood and doing astral projection in the early morning. On another level, this can be seen as a metaphor for the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The only other thing I can add is that, since the title is Parade, and it may have something to do with Communism, I instantly thought of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being', more specifically the Communist parade at the end of the novel.
There seem to be lots of political references in The Knife's lyrics.
Thank you to previous posters for their insights