I think it's clear that this is a song about a childhood dog and how it prepared Panda Bear for fatherhood, but keeping in mind that it's the last song on the album, especially following a song as dark as "Cuckoo", I think it's supposed to have some sort of deeper meaning. I've heard rumours "Cuckoo" is about a miscarriage Avey Tare and his wife had, if this is true, there is extra contrast between this song and the prior when Panda talks about fatherhood.
I also think the "What do you/ see when you/ look inside of me" was meant to conclude the album and leave the listener with food for thought. It makes sense because the first song, peacebone, tells us that "it's not my words that you should follow, it's the indsides", if the whole album was a glance at their insides, it makes sense they'd end it by asking us what we saw.
Peace!
I think it's clear that this is a song about a childhood dog and how it prepared Panda Bear for fatherhood, but keeping in mind that it's the last song on the album, especially following a song as dark as "Cuckoo", I think it's supposed to have some sort of deeper meaning. I've heard rumours "Cuckoo" is about a miscarriage Avey Tare and his wife had, if this is true, there is extra contrast between this song and the prior when Panda talks about fatherhood. I also think the "What do you/ see when you/ look inside of me" was meant to conclude the album and leave the listener with food for thought. It makes sense because the first song, peacebone, tells us that "it's not my words that you should follow, it's the indsides", if the whole album was a glance at their insides, it makes sense they'd end it by asking us what we saw. Peace!