Pet Politics
Pet Politics Unveiled: Echoes of Love, Loss, and Hidden Histories
Lyrics
Guard my bed
Expressing a desire for protection or comfort in bed
While the rain turns the ditches to mirrors
Describing the transformation of rain-filled ditches into reflective surfaces
By a vase of carnations from central Ohio
Referring to a vase of carnations from central Ohio as a point of origin
Where the looking machine can't here us
Suggesting privacy or secrecy in the presence of a machine
Deep in the night we dream of positions
Exploring dreams or thoughts about different positions
There's a line for the phone in the hall
Highlighting a line for the phone in a hall, indicating a shared resource
And in the cold places where Spanish is spoken
Referring to cold places where Spanish is spoken, possibly alluding to specific locations
Most wars end in the fall
Suggesting that most wars conclude in the fall (autumn)
You never know where your pet will go
Emphasizing the uncertainty of a pet's actions or whereabouts
Pet politics
Repetition of "Pet politics," possibly exploring the dynamics or complexities of pet relationships
Pet politics
-Pet politics
-Pet politics
-Still wearing last nights' mascara
Describing a person still wearing last night's mascara after a pet's departure
Now that her pet was gone for sure
Confirming the absence of the pet
She was shivering so hard
Describing the person's intense shivering in the aftermath of the pet's departure
It looked like there were two of her
Suggesting the shivering person appears as if there are two of her
I could see through the sleeve of her blouse
Observing details through the sleeve of her blouse, possibly related to vulnerability
The plans of her architect lover
Referring to the plans of her architect lover, indicating a romantic connection
A tattoo of a boarded-up house
Describing a tattoo of a boarded-up house, symbolizing closure or abandonment
And ink door that belonged to another
Noting an ink door that belonged to another, suggesting past connections or relationships
When the rain hits you
Describing the impact of rain with a repetitive stitching pattern, possibly symbolizing gradual emotional mending
It hits you slow
-Stitch after stitch
-Stitch after stitch
-Stitch after stitch
-Stitch after stitch
-Adam was not the first man 'though the Bible tells us so
Telling a story about Adam and an unnamed being in the garden, exploring themes of creation and death
There was one created before him, whose name we do not know
-He also lived in the garden
-But he had no mouth or eyes
-One day Adam came to kill him
-And he died beneath these skies
-I find it so amazing how
Repetition of "I go where I'm led," expressing a sense of following a predetermined path
I go where I'm led
-I go where I'm led
-I go where I'm led
-I go where I'm led
-I suspect we could be losing now
Expressing a suspicion of potential loss
Please guard my bed
Repetition of "Please guard my bed," reiterating the desire for protection or security
Please guard my bed
-Please guard my bed
-Please guard my bed
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