Queen Jane Approximately
Royal Reflections: Unveiling the Poetic Depths of 'Queen Jane Approximately' by Emma Swift
Lyrics
When your mother sends back all your invitations
Addressing a situation where invitations are rejected by one's mother.
And your father, to your sister he explains
Father explaining to the sister that the person is tired of themselves and their creations.
That you're tired of yourself and all of your creations
Expressing weariness with oneself and one's creative endeavors.
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane
Inviting Queen Jane to come and see the speaker.
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane
Repeating the invitation to Queen Jane.
Now, when all of the flower ladies want back what they have lent you
Describing the flower ladies reclaiming what they lent, and the scent of roses fading.
And the smell of their roses does not remain
Highlighting the disappearance of the fragrance of roses.
And all of your children start to resent you
Children starting to resent the person, possibly due to their actions.
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane
Reiterating the invitation to Queen Jane.
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane
Repeating the invitation to Queen Jane.
Now, when all the clowns that you have commissioned
Referring to clowns commissioned by the person, who have either died in battle or failed.
Have died in battle or in vain
Expressing frustration with repetition in life.
And you're sick of all this repetition
Asking Queen Jane to come and see the speaker.
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane
Repeating the invitation to Queen Jane.
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane
Reiterating the invitation to Queen Jane.
When all of your advisers heave their plastic
Advisers using plastic to emphasize pain and convince the person to take drastic actions.
At your feet to convince you of your pain
Trying to prove that the person's conclusions should be more drastic.
Trying to prove that your conclusions should be more drastic
Repeating the invitation to Queen Jane.
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane
Reiterating the invitation to Queen Jane.
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane
Repeating the invitation to Queen Jane.
Now, when all of the bandits that you turn your other cheek to
Bandits, possibly adversaries, complaining after turning their cheek.
All lay down their bandannas and complain
Bandits putting down their bandannas and expressing dissatisfaction.
And you want somebody you don't have to speak to
Desiring someone the person doesn't have to communicate with.
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane
Inviting Queen Jane to come and see the speaker.
Ah won't you come see me, Queen Jane
Repeating the invitation to Queen Jane.
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