![]() ![]() it's a bit like that thing holden has for janie. ![]() this reminds me of "catcher in the rye" a little because of the quest and going from bar to bar. Their previous offerings had charming touches of romantic innocence and themes of cheeky idealism in a less-than-ideal world, but with Humbug romantic ideals take a much bleaker perspective, as with this song. But I hope their next album is a bit more optimistic about love & romance. Thanks to Hampton90 & others who suggested the pirate-ish names of the pubs are a reference to adventurous quest for lost treasure, while the Cornerstone where he ends up refers more to a fallback / retreat to a lower path. But this hooker must like him, or feel sorry for him, because she agrees to make love / act like his lover. She is initially uncomfortable with what he wants because it's unprofessional to be affectionate, in the same way that a prostitute "is really not supposed to" kiss clients on the lips (as we all know from watching the Julia Roberts movie 'Pretty Woman'). The relationship ended during the cabride, and she got out, leaving him to be consumed by his thoughts, and willingly haunted by her scent.Possibly the last time he saw her.Īfter many unsuccessful attempts to replace his heart's lost love, in desperation he withdraws from the quest and seeks comfort by attempting to recreate that love with a prostitute. They were in a cab riding back to his place. ![]() My best guess as to why her scent was on the seatbelt: he and the original girl were in a relationship. IE she flipped him off with one or two fingers.Ĭheers Indiebopper for the wiki reference: en./wiki/… "She wrote it in letraset" I think this is a poetic reference that can be literally translated as "sign language". "So close that the walls were wet" this reminds me of crowded dance clubs where it can get so hot & humid that condensed sweat drips from the ceiling & everyone/everything becomes saturated. (I've also heard this dance move referred to as "screwing in a light bulb".) "Messing with a smoke alarm" I think this means she was in a crowded dance club, waving arms in the air. "Can I call you her name" seems to work as "can I call you my lover" sorry if that's stating the obvious. But I'd love to know what you think of my explaination so please comment on it. I think the most importent thing is that everyone draws thier own meanings from the song - or any song for that matter. Well thats my analysis of the song anyway. She is so down and lonely that she needs him just as much as he needs her and they ultimatly fall in love. While he is not in a stable state of mind he goes over to the sister and asks her outright. His mind starts to go wild and at this point he may very well have already fallen in love with the sister. So to wrap up the final verse, the guy sees the sister, sees that shes having a hard time following the lost of her sibling. "She was close, you couldn't get much closer", obviously, because genetically she is the sister of the girl. We know the guy has been looking for the girl in everyone else and the sister is "on her own" and in a dead-end job ("on the phone to the middle-man"). Both thier lives aren't going very well at the time. So the girl is dead, the songwriter and the girls sister meet. This would also explain the remainder of my analysis for the final verse. Also the girls ghost is mentioned early in the song. I don't see how his obsession could have reached its current point unless she was dead. ![]() Now before I continue I must say that I believe the girl he is looking for in everyone else hes passed away. He may even be dreaming while his mind is getting ahead of him before he has even talked to the girl. So basically, in the line "I saw your sister in the cornerstone", the songwriter as saying that as soon as he sees the sister he gets the assumption that he's found his answer. # S: (n) basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone (the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained) "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" (Retrieved from Princeton University WordNet Search, /perl/…). Nothing to do with corners or prostitutes! But that is not the meaning of the word "cornerstone" in these lyrics. Why is it that people instantly think "prostitue" when the word "corner" is mentioned?Ī cornerstone is generaly the plaque in a building that states when the building was built and who officialy opened it etc. She said, "I'm really not supposed to, but yesįirst thing: The girl in the final verse is not a prostitute. I'm beginning to think I imagined you all along When I asked her if I could call her your name ![]()
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