I think this maybe a gay love song, and not that heavily coded one. References to The Castro and the John Reed Sims Choir are the real giveaway. There is also a fragile tenderness in the lyrics that gives it the feeling of something secretive, in the same way that Sufjan Stevens is very guarded about his sexuality. If this is the case, I applaud Devendra for writing such an honest song.
I think this maybe a gay love song, and not that heavily coded one. References to The Castro and the John Reed Sims Choir are the real giveaway. There is also a fragile tenderness in the lyrics that gives it the feeling of something secretive, in the same way that Sufjan Stevens is very guarded about his sexuality. If this is the case, I applaud Devendra for writing such an honest song.