I think the character at the end is Thrush, no?
I think the character at the end is Thrush, no?
I wonder if there are more than the two lovers singing or being sung to. A mother? a son? Some lines make more sense to me that way, but it's still a little hard to interpret.
I wonder if there are more than the two lovers singing or being sung to. A mother? a son? Some lines make more sense to me that way, but it's still a little hard to interpret.
Also, is this the album's title track (onlYSkin), or is it Sawdust & Diamonds, with its Ysian themes? Maybe they both are? :)
Also, is this the album's title track (onlYSkin), or is it Sawdust & Diamonds, with its Ysian themes? Maybe they both are? :)
The "Mystic Referee" is Carl Jung. http://thereisonlygod.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/carl_gustav_jung.jpg
The "Mystic Referee" is Carl Jung. http://thereisonlygod.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/carl_gustav_jung.jpg
Thoughts? I'm still working this song out, but I love it. The outro gets me, especially.
Thoughts? I'm still working this song out, but I love it. The outro gets me, especially.
It's a bit of a long shot, but I wonder if the "red tide" stands for communism and/or socialism. Snails (i.e. "mollusks") were a medieval symbol for moneylenders, so Neko could be alluding to the takeover of big banks/business and extreme capitalism in modern society.
It's a bit of a long shot, but I wonder if the "red tide" stands for communism and/or socialism. Snails (i.e. "mollusks") were a medieval symbol for moneylenders, so Neko could be alluding to the takeover of big banks/business and extreme capitalism in modern society.
On the other hand, she refers to tentacles, which snails don't have... so this is probably wrong.
On the other hand, she refers to tentacles, which snails don't have... so this is probably wrong.