Offspring Are Blank
Eternal Love's Legacy: Decoding Dirty Projectors' 'Offspring Are Blank'
Lyrics
There was a single one
Introduction of a single entity
Then there were ten
Expansion, multiplication to ten entities
When ten made a hundred
Further multiplication resulting in a hundred entities
And a hundred million
A large population of a hundred million
You came and spoke to me
Direct communication with the speaker
I saw your face
Observation of the speaker's face
Your words were like raindrops from a storming
Speaker's words compared to raindrops in a storm
Each generation different
Generations characterized by diversity
He was made to love her
Creation of a male entity made for love
She was made to love him
Creation of a female entity made for love
And their offspring loved them
Mutual love between the created entities and their offspring
And in the marriage of eagle and snake
Symbolic marriage of eagle and snake
The parents are huddle
Parents in unity
But the offspring is brain
Offspring characterized by intelligence
The final edges are all through the night
Reference to final edges during the night
The flag is contagious
Contagious nature of a flag
But the heat feels alright
Comfort in the warmth despite potential danger
Can't recognize a property
Difficulty in recognizing ownership or identity
He was made to love her
Reiteration of entities made for love
She was made to love him
-And their offspring loved them
Continued love between created entities and offspring
There is a darkness I feel coming round
Sense of impending darkness
And shadows that lengthen from the sky to the ground
Lengthening shadows and a silent atmosphere
And a silence that can swallow a sound
The power of silence to engulf sound
He was made to love her
Reiteration of entities made for love
She was made to love him
-And their offs?ring loved them
Continued love between created entities and uncertain offspring
He was made to love her
Reiteration of entities made for love
She was made to love him
Continued love between created entities and offspring
And their offspring loved them
Final reiteration of love between entities and offspring
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