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    Posted: October 26 2014 at 03:10
Two I want to bring up, Every Day and The Virgin and the Gypsy. The first one seems to be about abandoning a person who insists on making bad decisions, but this part stumps me:
Cleopatra's Needle conquered fear
One more nail in your coffin dear
Endless torture for at least two thousand years

The second line makes sense, but the other two I'm scratching my head at.

The second song, wow, it really seems like Steve just threw together stuff that rhymed. I can't make any sense of it.
A gypsy compliment for (kneel down)
The scent of tyranny's daughter (we are found)
At seventeen were bled in wild cream

Passing milk thistle by
Fox on the run
Old ragged robin flies
Virtue undone

A garland of green flowers (field of lime)
Surround a silver smoke tree (yours and mine)
Sweet marigold, not easy to find

Anyone have any idea?


Edited by fudgenuts64 - October 26 2014 at 03:10
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Points: 216 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2014 at 04:01
If I remember my history corectly:

Cleopatra committed suicide by poison because she didn't want to surrender to the roman forces.
Sounds like grade A bad decision making to me.

The 2000 year bit reminds of christianity.

That's all I got.
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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2014 at 06:44
Not sure why but I was under the impression that Everyday was about heroin addiction....

Virgin and the gypsy; who the hell knows..? The lyrics read like the rambings of an acid freak, or a sixth form wannabee poet. Lovely song though...
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Points: 19942 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2014 at 09:34
Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:



Virgin and the gypsy; who the hell knows..? The lyrics read like the rambings of an acid freak, or a sixth form wannabee poet. Lovely song though...


I agree entirely. I have absolutely no idea what those lyrics are about but I've always assumed there's a connection with the book (which I've never read).
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Points: 2755 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2014 at 14:28
The virgin and the gypsy lyrics present poetical conventions designed to subtly evoke the sexual situation described.  To put you on the path I will mention that bleeding often occurs during the loss of virginity, white is symbolic of sexual purity, green likewise for fecundity, and flowers are often images politely referring to female genitalia.  Now what could a proud, tall silver smoke tree be????

No clue on Everyday, though....


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