Get over it, Zinbob. I agree with you that this song has some absolutely beautiful imagery (my passion flow like rivers through the sky!), but I totally disagree that the use of bizarre domestic imagery (cake and a pair of pants) ruins it. It's not unusual during tragic times for the mind of make particularly bizarre associations or for a person to suddenly see their situation with a bizarre humour, and that's what going on here. Plus it's just a song, and there's no need for it to be totally serious. The cake image does work, especially with the melting icing, and silly as it is, I think it all works great with the song.
Get over it, Zinbob. I agree with you that this song has some absolutely beautiful imagery (my passion flow like rivers through the sky!), but I totally disagree that the use of bizarre domestic imagery (cake and a pair of pants) ruins it. It's not unusual during tragic times for the mind of make particularly bizarre associations or for a person to suddenly see their situation with a bizarre humour, and that's what going on here. Plus it's just a song, and there's no need for it to be totally serious. The cake image does work, especially with the melting icing, and silly as it is, I think it all works great with the song.