I believe this song is about masturbation and the fantasy of a woman he wants.
I'm lying in my bed
The blanket is warm
[that's the general location for this activity, right? ;) ]
This body will never be safe from harm
[euphemism for "beating" it]
If only you'd come back to me
If you laid at my side
Wouldn't need no mojo pin
To keep me satisfied
[If only you were here i wouldn't need to masturbate to facilitate the connection i need with you.]
Don't want to weep for you, don't want to know
[I don't want to pine for you, don't want to know why you're not here]
I'm blind and tortured, the white horses flow
The memories fire, the rhythms fall slow
[the white horses are semen, the memories are the basis of the fantasy, and the rhythms are the cadence of strokes]
Black beauty I love you so
[possibly "black" beauty because she represents the dark unrequited love that tortures him]
Precious, precious silver and gold and pearls in oyster's flesh
[the fantasy continues..."precious" to him, like these minerals. Also, "pearl in an oyster's flesh" could be a euphemism for the clitoris]
i think once you have the masturbation metaphor in your mind, it's pretty easy to see how the rest of the lyrics coincide with my theory.
Most of Buckley's songs are about love and how he tries to capture those moments with his music...I may be wrong, but now I can't listen to this song without thinking about this act that is so delicate and vulgar at the same time.
I believe this song is about masturbation and the fantasy of a woman he wants.
I'm lying in my bed The blanket is warm
[that's the general location for this activity, right? ;) ]
This body will never be safe from harm
[euphemism for "beating" it]
If only you'd come back to me If you laid at my side Wouldn't need no mojo pin To keep me satisfied
[If only you were here i wouldn't need to masturbate to facilitate the connection i need with you.]
Don't want to weep for you, don't want to know
[I don't want to pine for you, don't want to know why you're not here]
I'm blind and tortured, the white horses flow The memories fire, the rhythms fall slow
[the white horses are semen, the memories are the basis of the fantasy, and the rhythms are the cadence of strokes]
Black beauty I love you so
[possibly "black" beauty because she represents the dark unrequited love that tortures him]
Precious, precious silver and gold and pearls in oyster's flesh
[the fantasy continues..."precious" to him, like these minerals. Also, "pearl in an oyster's flesh" could be a euphemism for the clitoris]
i think once you have the masturbation metaphor in your mind, it's pretty easy to see how the rest of the lyrics coincide with my theory. Most of Buckley's songs are about love and how he tries to capture those moments with his music...I may be wrong, but now I can't listen to this song without thinking about this act that is so delicate and vulgar at the same time.
:)