Heart It Races Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Elektra999 

Cover art for Heart It Races lyrics by Dr. Dog

Slow to acknowledge the knots in our laces - the problems. Probably the parties mentioned are blinded by lust, and well as they say "love" is sometimes blind, lust making people sleep with people without really knowing them, choosing to be blind to their faults that would hurt them.

The "stirring in the can" relates to drugs or some type of sexual addiction... Buying is mentioned, similar to prostitution - something must be given for something in return, to lose something to gain something, probably to lose love to gain an object of lust.

To make the wife a widow is to crush her soul by cheating, like giving her an early death before her time by falling for games of lust.

Legs like splinters - denotes crushing or sexual imagery, lady on top sitting the man down, crushing his legs which is a vital part of a person's existence, and movement, so basically he is throwing his life away by laying with this strange woman...imagine she "riding" the man and crushing him beneath because he let's her be in control of his life.

The "winter tan" symbol has to do with something being out of season, let's say real love happens in season where real mates meet and mate to begin families or a life... This is like some freak accident that should have never happened, it is out of season... And looking kinda tan, means getting BURNED for it... Doing things contrary to nature or God's will, not being with the partner God intended for you and getting punished for it and getting wasted because of it... Like splinters being crushed into small pieces not knowing who you are any more etc.

Legs like spiders - well it is a spider that catched lethal prey sex act imagery...killing itself that is if the man is seen as the spider, otherwise the woman can be the spider too - catching him like a fly in her web of deceit destroying him, eating him and bleeding him dry.

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