great song, thanks for the lyrics! I wonder what's the meaning of "you came, i think, cause the marble made my cheeks look pink" though. Does anybody know?
This verse contrasts with the other verses in that the other verses are all about the girl being dead and the speaker mourning while this one is about her being alive. The verse is really graphic and visceral, portraying the physical intimacy of fascination with his lover's body and the feeling of party drugs. Everything is very physical, note the way he mentions the drugs are in his veins to underscore that they are alive.
This verse contrasts with the other verses in that the other verses are all about the girl being dead and the speaker mourning while this one is about her being alive. The verse is really graphic and visceral, portraying the physical intimacy of fascination with his lover's body and the feeling of party drugs. Everything is very physical, note the way he mentions the drugs are in his veins to underscore that they are alive.
In this context, "you came" definitely seems to refer to his lover having an orgasm. The marble making his cheeks look pink suggests a couple...
In this context, "you came" definitely seems to refer to his lover having an orgasm. The marble making his cheeks look pink suggests a couple things. First, it sets up the contrast between cold, colorless marble and the color in the face of a living person. This underscores the life of this verse but also ties it back to the overall theme of the song which is a woman who is now buried beneath a slab of cold colorless marble. Second, a flushed face is a symptom both of physical exertion and sexual arousal- so he is saying they exhausted each other having sex. Because the sex was exhausting he knows they were both really into it and assumes she came.
Because the marble made my cheeks look pink --
As in, she says, "The cold marble grave we're on makes your, admittedly dry and ashen face, seem actually pretty rosy, so you'll do."
Because the marble made my cheeks look pink --
As in, she says, "The cold marble grave we're on makes your, admittedly dry and ashen face, seem actually pretty rosy, so you'll do."
His cheeks may be his other cheeks... as in his BUTT cheeks- would make sense if they're doing it in a cemetary- that his butt would be on a stone... hahaha. I love this song!
His cheeks may be his other cheeks... as in his BUTT cheeks- would make sense if they're doing it in a cemetary- that his butt would be on a stone... hahaha. I love this song!
great song, thanks for the lyrics! I wonder what's the meaning of "you came, i think, cause the marble made my cheeks look pink" though. Does anybody know?
i think it means they were having sex and his face was pressed against a marble floor
i think it means they were having sex and his face was pressed against a marble floor
This verse contrasts with the other verses in that the other verses are all about the girl being dead and the speaker mourning while this one is about her being alive. The verse is really graphic and visceral, portraying the physical intimacy of fascination with his lover's body and the feeling of party drugs. Everything is very physical, note the way he mentions the drugs are in his veins to underscore that they are alive.
This verse contrasts with the other verses in that the other verses are all about the girl being dead and the speaker mourning while this one is about her being alive. The verse is really graphic and visceral, portraying the physical intimacy of fascination with his lover's body and the feeling of party drugs. Everything is very physical, note the way he mentions the drugs are in his veins to underscore that they are alive.
In this context, "you came" definitely seems to refer to his lover having an orgasm. The marble making his cheeks look pink suggests a couple...
In this context, "you came" definitely seems to refer to his lover having an orgasm. The marble making his cheeks look pink suggests a couple things. First, it sets up the contrast between cold, colorless marble and the color in the face of a living person. This underscores the life of this verse but also ties it back to the overall theme of the song which is a woman who is now buried beneath a slab of cold colorless marble. Second, a flushed face is a symptom both of physical exertion and sexual arousal- so he is saying they exhausted each other having sex. Because the sex was exhausting he knows they were both really into it and assumes she came.
The liner notes have this handy footnote:
The liner notes have this handy footnote:
Because the marble made my cheeks look pink -- As in, she says, "The cold marble grave we're on makes your, admittedly dry and ashen face, seem actually pretty rosy, so you'll do."
Because the marble made my cheeks look pink -- As in, she says, "The cold marble grave we're on makes your, admittedly dry and ashen face, seem actually pretty rosy, so you'll do."
His cheeks may be his other cheeks... as in his BUTT cheeks- would make sense if they're doing it in a cemetary- that his butt would be on a stone... hahaha. I love this song!
His cheeks may be his other cheeks... as in his BUTT cheeks- would make sense if they're doing it in a cemetary- that his butt would be on a stone... hahaha. I love this song!