I have to admit the first verse throws me off completely, I can't tell if it's metaphor or not, but it sounds like the 'death' of a family member. I take it to symbolise the 'passing' of their father from their family, he left and there was a commotion, but the 'we seven kids, we almost died' later makes me wonder if it's another kid who suffocated.
I wonder if this song's purposefully blurring the lines between their own lives and a story (in the same way that Stuart Murdoch likes to write with characters, but sometimes throws in his own memories or people he knew).
And now I've watched the KEXP recording where Bianca says, "Oh, Simon" after the first verse - I get the feeling it's first about their brother, then the disintegration of their family.
And now I've watched the KEXP recording where Bianca says, "Oh, Simon" after the first verse - I get the feeling it's first about their brother, then the disintegration of their family.
I have to admit the first verse throws me off completely, I can't tell if it's metaphor or not, but it sounds like the 'death' of a family member. I take it to symbolise the 'passing' of their father from their family, he left and there was a commotion, but the 'we seven kids, we almost died' later makes me wonder if it's another kid who suffocated.
I wonder if this song's purposefully blurring the lines between their own lives and a story (in the same way that Stuart Murdoch likes to write with characters, but sometimes throws in his own memories or people he knew).
And now I've watched the KEXP recording where Bianca says, "Oh, Simon" after the first verse - I get the feeling it's first about their brother, then the disintegration of their family.
And now I've watched the KEXP recording where Bianca says, "Oh, Simon" after the first verse - I get the feeling it's first about their brother, then the disintegration of their family.