From the very first time I heard this song I think I understood it but it was on a subconscious level. It immediately got stuck in my head to where I HAD to listen to it again and again because I was so touched by it emotionally. I interpret this song as follows: This is a adult haunted by her memories of childhood. She speaks as a child to a parent or some other very significant person from whom she sought love and approval but never really felt. Just a note about one lyric that seems to have a lot of people perplexed, I offer another take on this: "You have cucumbers on your eyes"- cucumber slices on the closed eyelids are often used to reduce puffiness in the eye area (from crying, lack of rest, etc.) The song is from a child's perspective, and the person this is referring to here is almost certainly a female, possibly the child's mother or an older sister. This was a beauty treatment this woman performed day after day, possibly in preparation for a significant event, such as a wedding. From the child's point of view this behavior is puzzling, it seem like such a waste of time... young children do not comprehend vanity because they are not yet conscious of their appearance "too much time spent on nothing waiting for a moment to arrive". The child does not see the point of this ritual at all. It's taking attention away from her as the beloved person is focused more on herself. The child put her soul into everything she does, like her drawing of a of a funny man... can't this person see that? Wouldn't it be nice if Karin would just tell us all what she meant???
From the very first time I heard this song I think I understood it but it was on a subconscious level. It immediately got stuck in my head to where I HAD to listen to it again and again because I was so touched by it emotionally. I interpret this song as follows: This is a adult haunted by her memories of childhood. She speaks as a child to a parent or some other very significant person from whom she sought love and approval but never really felt. Just a note about one lyric that seems to have a lot of people perplexed, I offer another take on this: "You have cucumbers on your eyes"- cucumber slices on the closed eyelids are often used to reduce puffiness in the eye area (from crying, lack of rest, etc.) The song is from a child's perspective, and the person this is referring to here is almost certainly a female, possibly the child's mother or an older sister. This was a beauty treatment this woman performed day after day, possibly in preparation for a significant event, such as a wedding. From the child's point of view this behavior is puzzling, it seem like such a waste of time... young children do not comprehend vanity because they are not yet conscious of their appearance "too much time spent on nothing waiting for a moment to arrive". The child does not see the point of this ritual at all. It's taking attention away from her as the beloved person is focused more on herself. The child put her soul into everything she does, like her drawing of a of a funny man... can't this person see that? Wouldn't it be nice if Karin would just tell us all what she meant???
I would love to see an interview with her on the meaning of her songs!
I would love to see an interview with her on the meaning of her songs!