I agree with TitanPrometheus interpretation of the second half of the song. It is clearly a critical/feminist critique of the Bible. Adam pressured Eve and coerced here, therefore, he raped her. Although, he does change it around a bit (in the original story, Eve actually offered the apple to Adam...however, I would say this is inherent misogynism as it demonizes women). I like Petrus's interpretation, best.
Then, I think rednightmareda has the start to the first half, but I can fill in the rest.
When I hear "locksmith," I immediately think of the Pink Floyd song, "Run like hell" and the line, "If they catch you in the backseat trying to pick her locks, they're going to send you home to mother in a cardboard box." So, "picking a girl's locks" is trying to get into her pants and have sex with her. So, with that, "locksmiths" in this song are men trying to get into women's pants and have sex with them. Fits his interpretation of the Adam and Eve story (i.e., Adam raped Eve/picked her locks). Implicit to this is the cultural commentary that so much of our sex is based on men pressuring women to do things they do not want to do or are undecided about doing.
So, with lockpicking in context (i.e., men trying to get laid), what is the classic, American way that men do this? Join a band, play music, and get chicks. So, rod and stave are music. Men playing music to seduce women. "An earful opening all doors" means the man singing the song/playing the music has successfully "picked her locks," so to speak, and seduced her.
For what it is worth, "Dead again" is one of Type O's best albums, in my opinion. Here I am, still listening to it and weighing in on its lyrics, 9 years later! LOL
I agree with TitanPrometheus interpretation of the second half of the song. It is clearly a critical/feminist critique of the Bible. Adam pressured Eve and coerced here, therefore, he raped her. Although, he does change it around a bit (in the original story, Eve actually offered the apple to Adam...however, I would say this is inherent misogynism as it demonizes women). I like Petrus's interpretation, best.
Then, I think rednightmareda has the start to the first half, but I can fill in the rest.
When I hear "locksmith," I immediately think of the Pink Floyd song, "Run like hell" and the line, "If they catch you in the backseat trying to pick her locks, they're going to send you home to mother in a cardboard box." So, "picking a girl's locks" is trying to get into her pants and have sex with her. So, with that, "locksmiths" in this song are men trying to get into women's pants and have sex with them. Fits his interpretation of the Adam and Eve story (i.e., Adam raped Eve/picked her locks). Implicit to this is the cultural commentary that so much of our sex is based on men pressuring women to do things they do not want to do or are undecided about doing.
So, with lockpicking in context (i.e., men trying to get laid), what is the classic, American way that men do this? Join a band, play music, and get chicks. So, rod and stave are music. Men playing music to seduce women. "An earful opening all doors" means the man singing the song/playing the music has successfully "picked her locks," so to speak, and seduced her.
For what it is worth, "Dead again" is one of Type O's best albums, in my opinion. Here I am, still listening to it and weighing in on its lyrics, 9 years later! LOL