No i think this is about his relationship with his mother. His mother is the High Priestess. He has obviously returned from a journey and possibly ended a relationship and his mother is giving him words of advice..
"What you gonna do? Get a job? Pull your weight now?"
She asks what he'll do when the girl calls for him or wants him back or just expects him to make sacrifices and he replies 'Can you help me' as if he's asking for the maternal support he needs to make difficult decisions.
Listen to my breath/prayer. Not sure which but this is the voice of his mother.
Priestess sitting up on a golden throne - more evidence of his admiration and near worship for this woman. Pat has vivid red hair and the imagery of a golden throne makes me wonder if his mother also has red hair. Maybe not but could be poetic and the symbol of a golden throne works either way.
The final line 'No! You'd better get what you came for. Listen to yourself!' is his mother telling him that just because his heart is broken, doesn't mean that he can give up. The whole song pays homage to maternal strength and the power of the feminine. As if he discovers that although he thought he had been discouraged by the end of a love, he was affected far more by his mothers response to his despondence.
No i think this is about his relationship with his mother. His mother is the High Priestess. He has obviously returned from a journey and possibly ended a relationship and his mother is giving him words of advice..
"What you gonna do? Get a job? Pull your weight now?" She asks what he'll do when the girl calls for him or wants him back or just expects him to make sacrifices and he replies 'Can you help me' as if he's asking for the maternal support he needs to make difficult decisions.
Listen to my breath/prayer. Not sure which but this is the voice of his mother.
Priestess sitting up on a golden throne - more evidence of his admiration and near worship for this woman. Pat has vivid red hair and the imagery of a golden throne makes me wonder if his mother also has red hair. Maybe not but could be poetic and the symbol of a golden throne works either way.
The final line 'No! You'd better get what you came for. Listen to yourself!' is his mother telling him that just because his heart is broken, doesn't mean that he can give up. The whole song pays homage to maternal strength and the power of the feminine. As if he discovers that although he thought he had been discouraged by the end of a love, he was affected far more by his mothers response to his despondence.
and he's sing the Oriental Riff each verse.. 'what you gonna do when you get back home..' what a legend
and he's sing the Oriental Riff each verse.. 'what you gonna do when you get back home..' what a legend
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_riff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_riff