Lyrics
Victorian ice and Edwardian snow
Reference to the Victorian era and Edwardian era, suggesting a cold and distant atmosphere.
You'll find yourself asking
Raising a question about the existence of something beneath the surface or hidden.
Is there something below?
An inquiry into the depths or underlying aspects of a situation or experience.
Cause your surface area is like old whale bones
Metaphorical comparison of the listener's outer appearance to old whale bones, emphasizing coldness.
Preserved in museums, they're so totally cold
Old whale bones preserved in museums symbolize emotional coldness and detachment.
Oh I, oh I, settled down over there
Expression of settling down, possibly in a distant or cold place.
Won't you hold your baby closer?
A plea to draw close and seek emotional warmth, using the metaphor of holding a baby.
I know I, I need you
Expressing a need for emotional connection and intimacy.
But you better keep moving before you get totally cold
Advice to keep moving forward in life before becoming emotionally distant or detached.
And you better start growing up before you get old
Encouragement to mature and grow emotionally before becoming old and hardened.
Totally wicked and equally ace
Describing something as both extremely impressive and excellent.
Hoopoes and herring gulls over chalky cliffs
Reference to specific bird species and cliffs, portraying a desolate and abandoned landscape.
It's all that's left you know, carbonate and myth
Highlighting the remnants of carbonate (rock) and myth as the only things remaining.
Whitebait and cockleshell, washed up like a gift
Mention of small fish (whitebait) and seashells washed ashore as symbolic gifts.
Secret histories arrive by longshore drift
Suggesting that hidden or unknown histories are revealed through the natural process of longshore drift.
Oh I, oh I, settled down over here
Repetition of settling down, this time in a different location, possibly indicating a change or journey.
Won't you hold your baby's hair
A request to cherish and care for someone close, using the metaphor of holding a baby's hair.
Oh I, know I, I need you
Reiteration of the need for emotional connection and intimacy.
And you better keep moving before you get totally cold
Continuation of the advice to keep progressing in life to avoid emotional coldness.
Oh, you better start growing up before you get old
Emphasizing the importance of growing and evolving emotionally before becoming hardened with age.
But you still don't understand
Expressing a lack of understanding, possibly referring to the complexity of emotions or life experiences.
No, you still don't understand
Reiteration of the previous line, emphasizing a continued lack of comprehension.
Totally wicked and equally ace
Repeating the description of something as both impressive and excellent.
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