Lyric discussion by untabubba 

Cover art for Philomena lyrics by Decemberists, The

I think we can probably agree that this song is a pretty straight-forward plea from a horny teenage boy for sex. The imagery that really caught my attention was: "So I'll be your candle And I'll be your statuette...........". A little research and I was reading that girls sometimes use candles for more than illumination! lol Sounds like our young man wants to do a little more than just "go down"!

My Interpretation