i think it's definitely about prostitutes. "you BLOW like a broken kite", "my mother says you're dirty, they're gonna find you dead", "you play in the streets at night", "i wanted something from you", "your father's second home" (as in sleeping with older men at motels). also 40 marks i believe is german currency? so kinda like $40 street. it's gotta be about hookers.
The girl might be a prostitute, but your interpretation of "you blow like a broken kite" is a bit of a stretch; explicitly referring to a blowjob doesn't exactly seem like Mercer's style, and even if "blow" meant "blowjob" in this case, what does a blowjob like a broken kite feel like? More likely, he means that she floats around, with no stability or place in the world; she isn't grounded, because her parents can't provide that for her, and she hasn't yet learned to make her own way.
The girl might be a prostitute, but your interpretation of "you blow like a broken kite" is a bit of a stretch; explicitly referring to a blowjob doesn't exactly seem like Mercer's style, and even if "blow" meant "blowjob" in this case, what does a blowjob like a broken kite feel like? More likely, he means that she floats around, with no stability or place in the world; she isn't grounded, because her parents can't provide that for her, and she hasn't yet learned to make her own way.
I also think that when...
I also think that when he refers to the bar as her father's second home, she means his father's always there (he's probably an alcoholic who wastes all his money at the bar), and when he says "I wanted something from you", I think he means something more than sex; you seem to be ignoring the next three lines, "too young to know just what it was / something more than a friend / is that you at the end?" That sounds like romantic interest. I can't really comment on "you play in the streets at night", but that's odd language for a prostitute.
Overall, I'm more inclined to think it's about a girl from a poor / broken family (who might be destined to become a prostitute, but I don't think she is yet). He's fascinated by her, even though nobody else thinks much of her.
i think it's definitely about prostitutes. "you BLOW like a broken kite", "my mother says you're dirty, they're gonna find you dead", "you play in the streets at night", "i wanted something from you", "your father's second home" (as in sleeping with older men at motels). also 40 marks i believe is german currency? so kinda like $40 street. it's gotta be about hookers.
The girl might be a prostitute, but your interpretation of "you blow like a broken kite" is a bit of a stretch; explicitly referring to a blowjob doesn't exactly seem like Mercer's style, and even if "blow" meant "blowjob" in this case, what does a blowjob like a broken kite feel like? More likely, he means that she floats around, with no stability or place in the world; she isn't grounded, because her parents can't provide that for her, and she hasn't yet learned to make her own way.
The girl might be a prostitute, but your interpretation of "you blow like a broken kite" is a bit of a stretch; explicitly referring to a blowjob doesn't exactly seem like Mercer's style, and even if "blow" meant "blowjob" in this case, what does a blowjob like a broken kite feel like? More likely, he means that she floats around, with no stability or place in the world; she isn't grounded, because her parents can't provide that for her, and she hasn't yet learned to make her own way.
I also think that when...
I also think that when he refers to the bar as her father's second home, she means his father's always there (he's probably an alcoholic who wastes all his money at the bar), and when he says "I wanted something from you", I think he means something more than sex; you seem to be ignoring the next three lines, "too young to know just what it was / something more than a friend / is that you at the end?" That sounds like romantic interest. I can't really comment on "you play in the streets at night", but that's odd language for a prostitute.
Overall, I'm more inclined to think it's about a girl from a poor / broken family (who might be destined to become a prostitute, but I don't think she is yet). He's fascinated by her, even though nobody else thinks much of her.
"she means his father's" should be "he means her father's" above. I'm so used to having an edit feature...
"she means his father's" should be "he means her father's" above. I'm so used to having an edit feature...