I think this song is about missing someone that was very dear to you after they have passed away.
"dried rose petal, red-brown circles
framed your eyes and stained your knuckles"
-Dried rose petals represent flowers being lain on top of the body, and stained knuckles and framed eyes represent what happens as bodies decay
"and all those lonely nights down by the river
brought me bread and water (water, in)
but though I tried so hard, my little darling
I couldn't keep the night from coming in"
-The person was a nurturer to her when she felt sad and lonely. Now that the person is dead she can't help but feel sad and lonely.
"I'll sleep through the rest of my days
if you've gone away again...why've you gone away, away?
seven suns, seven suns
away, away..."
-A Statement of how sad she is due to her loss
"water were your limbs, and the fire was your hair
and then the moonlight caught your eye
and you rose through the air
well, if you've seen true light, then this is my prayer:
will you call me when you get there?"
-Her remembering the loved ones attributes and trying to accept the fact that her dear friend/loved one has passed away.
*The moth references are a little tricky. I think that she might find the cosmia moth very interesting and maybe even beautiful. The moth could in a way be helping her to cope...
I think this song is about missing someone that was very dear to you after they have passed away.
"dried rose petal, red-brown circles framed your eyes and stained your knuckles"
-Dried rose petals represent flowers being lain on top of the body, and stained knuckles and framed eyes represent what happens as bodies decay
"and all those lonely nights down by the river brought me bread and water (water, in) but though I tried so hard, my little darling I couldn't keep the night from coming in"
-The person was a nurturer to her when she felt sad and lonely. Now that the person is dead she can't help but feel sad and lonely.
"I'll sleep through the rest of my days if you've gone away again...why've you gone away, away? seven suns, seven suns away, away..."
-A Statement of how sad she is due to her loss
"water were your limbs, and the fire was your hair and then the moonlight caught your eye and you rose through the air well, if you've seen true light, then this is my prayer: will you call me when you get there?"
-Her remembering the loved ones attributes and trying to accept the fact that her dear friend/loved one has passed away.
*The moth references are a little tricky. I think that she might find the cosmia moth very interesting and maybe even beautiful. The moth could in a way be helping her to cope...