Superstition
Between Luck and Faith: A Tale of Superstition and Lost Love
Lyrics
Look, I'm caught between my luck and your good faith
Caught in a dilemma between luck and trust
You follow like a lost dog
Being followed blindly, akin to a lost dog
Found, caught
Referencing being found or discovered
Superstition turned to law in a bad place
Superstitions becoming rigid rules in a negative environment
You hallow for a small, fraught, false god
Showing devotion to a small, troubled, false deity
Have you heard of the girl turned beast
Referring to a girl transformed into a beast
She was plain and pretty when they fed her to the sea
Describing a girl sacrificed to the sea, once plain and pretty
They said "fates be kind"
Requesting kindness from fate
Bound her eyes and knees
Restrained with bound eyes and knees
And she kicked
Describing the girl's resistance and silence during her sacrifice
And she cried
-But she never once screamed, no
-And now and I hear she sings a song by the deep blue
After her transformation, she sings and retains her beauty with a hint of cruelty
They say she's lovely as she was if not a little cruel
-She sings alone
She sings alone, not shedding tears but consuming them to keep them close
She sheds no tear
-She eats them whole just to keep them near
-Oh, she eats them whole but she keeps their ears
-Look, I'm caught between my luck and your good faith
Repetition of the dilemma between luck and trust, following blindly like a lost dog
You follow like a lost dog
-Found, caught
-Superstition turned to law in a bad place
-You hallow for a small, fraught, false god
-And she'll say anything
Emphasizing the girl's willingness to say anything
And she'll say, and she'll say
-And she'll say anything
-And she'll say, and she'll say
-Have you heard
Asking if the listener has heard about a girl who left town
The girl skipped town
Describing the girl's departure and the mysterious death of her boyfriend
No not a word not since her boyfriend drowned
-She left him, bruised
-Red on wrist
-With milk white eyes and not a clue to what she did, no
-Now when she cries it calls a storm down the East Coast
After leaving, storms follow her, and her lovers are torn apart
They tear her lovers limb from limb and still she doesn't seem to
-Know it true
-Believe it be
-They leave her lonely so she sings her grief
-By God she's lonely but she sounds so sweet
Expressing her loneliness as she sings about her grief
Look, I'm caught between my luck and your good faith
Reiteration of the earlier dilemma and blind following
You follow like a lost dog
-Found, caught
-Superstition turned to law in a bad place
-You hallow for a small, fraught, false god
-And she'll say anything
Repeating the idea of the girl's willingness to say anything
And she'll say, and she'll say
-And she'll say anything
-And she'll say, and she'll say
-So, should I stay or will you go?
Asking whether to stay or leave, expressing fear of loneliness
Could you really leave me lonely, lonely
-So, should I stay or will you go?
-Could you really leave me?
-Would you really
Pondering the sincerity of the listener's intentions
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