In the last part of the song when the wife's ghost comes back to take the Watchmaker, the only thing that isn't clear to me is what the line "Melt the Silver Down" at the end of the song refers to. Any ideas?
After further thought, I think "Melt the Silver Down" is juxtaposed to the earlier line "While I waited for Gold". The watchmaker was always waiting for someone better to come along ("gold"), his wife was just "silver", so I think "Melt that Silver Down" may be her reference to when he murdered her.
After further thought, I think "Melt the Silver Down" is juxtaposed to the earlier line "While I waited for Gold". The watchmaker was always waiting for someone better to come along ("gold"), his wife was just "silver", so I think "Melt that Silver Down" may be her reference to when he murdered her.
This is my favorite song on the album - very reminiscent of "The Musical Box" from Genesis. Similar sounding guitar, both songs about a ghost of someone murdered come back to haunt the living, both very much an "adventure" with multiple musical movements, and a climactic ending!
I took it to be a reference to melting down his wife's wedding band after killing her, melting down the ring as a way of trying to erase memories of their marriage, but I must say, BigRed, I think your analysis plays into it as well.
I took it to be a reference to melting down his wife's wedding band after killing her, melting down the ring as a way of trying to erase memories of their marriage, but I must say, BigRed, I think your analysis plays into it as well.
I think "Melt the Silver Down" is refering to his Job - as a Watchmaker you're also a Silversmith to fit the tiny cogs and stuff. In other words his wife is saying "You just carry on with that Job of yours - i'm still inside you."
I think "Melt the Silver Down" is refering to his Job - as a Watchmaker you're also a Silversmith to fit the tiny cogs and stuff. In other words his wife is saying "You just carry on with that Job of yours - i'm still inside you."
In the last part of the song when the wife's ghost comes back to take the Watchmaker, the only thing that isn't clear to me is what the line "Melt the Silver Down" at the end of the song refers to. Any ideas?
After further thought, I think "Melt the Silver Down" is juxtaposed to the earlier line "While I waited for Gold". The watchmaker was always waiting for someone better to come along ("gold"), his wife was just "silver", so I think "Melt that Silver Down" may be her reference to when he murdered her.
After further thought, I think "Melt the Silver Down" is juxtaposed to the earlier line "While I waited for Gold". The watchmaker was always waiting for someone better to come along ("gold"), his wife was just "silver", so I think "Melt that Silver Down" may be her reference to when he murdered her.
This is my favorite song on the album - very reminiscent of "The Musical Box" from Genesis. Similar sounding guitar, both songs about a ghost of someone murdered come back to haunt the living, both very much an "adventure" with multiple musical movements, and a climactic ending!
I took it to be a reference to melting down his wife's wedding band after killing her, melting down the ring as a way of trying to erase memories of their marriage, but I must say, BigRed, I think your analysis plays into it as well.
I took it to be a reference to melting down his wife's wedding band after killing her, melting down the ring as a way of trying to erase memories of their marriage, but I must say, BigRed, I think your analysis plays into it as well.
I think "Melt the Silver Down" is refering to his Job - as a Watchmaker you're also a Silversmith to fit the tiny cogs and stuff. In other words his wife is saying "You just carry on with that Job of yours - i'm still inside you."
I think "Melt the Silver Down" is refering to his Job - as a Watchmaker you're also a Silversmith to fit the tiny cogs and stuff. In other words his wife is saying "You just carry on with that Job of yours - i'm still inside you."