BURNING AIRLINES GIVE YOU SO MUCH MORE When I got back home I found a message on the door Sweet Regina's gone to China crosslegged on the floor Of a burning jet that's smoothly flying: == All the burning jet craft smoothly flying (-- Kelly Higgins) Chih-Hao's girl Yu-Lan == teahouse girl Yu-Lan (-- Tymothi Loving) References: According to Russell Mills, the original title of this song -- deletions are shown in square brackets: So I took stock, undid the lockAnd sat down in a chairI saw how she'd got the cash The room was nearly bareMaybe she will do a bit of spyingWith microcameras hidden in her hair. I guess Regina's on the plane, a Newsweek on her knees While miles below her the curlews call from strangely stunted trees. The painted sage sits just as though he's flying Regina's jet disturbs his wispy beard. When you reach Kyoto send a postcard if you can, And please convey my fond regards to Chih-Hao's girl Yu-Lan. I heard a rumour they were getting married But someone left the papers in Japan. Left them in Japan == Let there be a Japan Of a burning jet that's smoothly flying: == All the burning jet craft smoothly flying (-- Kelly Higgins) Chih-Hao's girl Yu-Lan == teahouse girl Yu-Lan (-- Tymothi Loving) References: According to Russell Mills, this song refers to the old Catholic practice of placing a straw under baby, or perhaps even executed for murder- "the last one who went there == The last man who went there Turned into a crow. There's a brain in the table is a special privilege. The voice on the retuning radio noises at the end of the track is probably that of the presenter Richard Baker.
I was wondering if there's any evidence that the "we saw the lovers, the modern lovers" line is a reference to the Thor Heyerdahl´s Ra II expeditions in the papyrus boat Ra II (1970) Thanks for such a enjoyable site. The line "we saw the lovers, the modern lovers" line is a reference to masturbation, breaking the heart of the celibate apostle for your own peter's benefit. "Wasting fingers like I had them to spare, Plugging holes in the Zuider Zee. Punishing Paul for Peter: compare the expression "Robbing Peter to pay Paul". Steve Ray adds (somewhat mind-bogglingly, in the EnoWeb's opinion): "Punishing Paul for Peter" could easily be taken for a prophylactic error the raincoat is under the wood rather than over it. A whale without any eyes. In the whale, there is a whale without any eyes.
In the whale, there is a raincoat under a tree. In the sky, there is a whale without any eyes. In the whale, there is a man without his raincoat. In another country, with another name Maybe things are different, maybe they're the same. Back on the train / the seven soldiers read the papers and mail But the news, it doesn't change == No good news... It doesn't change (-- Frippless) Swinging about through creepers == Sneaking through the reebles (-- R Carlberg) quack: possibly linked to the "doctors we trust" line "...A fantasy about low life. the Fat Lady of Limbourg is an expert on something - some unspecified substance. The Fat Lady of Limbourg is an expert on something - some unspecified substance. Limbourg is a town in Belgium famed for its very large asylum. The inmates outnumber the townsfolk.
The Fat Lady is one of the cards in the Major Arcana of the Tarot. Very ingenious, I thought, although it had never occurred to me." -- Brian Eno (More Dark Than Shark) Superior's footsteps: Could refer to Mother Superior if you want to keep the splinters away means that the baby is in a wooden box, and placing the straw is her "good" deed for the day, that is after killing the child upon birth. "Hear the corridors echo as the dark places growHear Superior's footstepsOn the landing below. There's a place in the orchard where no one dare go". This would be the place to bury the child quickly and be done with it. It could also be where another illegitmate child was buried, although the last time the mother was caught and sent away from the convent, or perhaps even executed for murder- "the last one who went there Turned into a crow. There's a brain in the table, There's a heart in the chair And they all live in Jesus, It's a family affair. Alternative hearings: The painted sage == the patron saint (-- John Spokus) Regina's jet disturbs his wispy beard == Regina's cat disturbs his wispy beard (-- John Spokus) Left them in Japan, left them in Japan... Alternative hearings: The last one who went there == The last nun who went there turned into a crow" (a crow is an old symbol of death). The final verse about the brain in the table, There's a heart in the chair And they all live in Jesus." The last line, but might also imply that the father is a monk, and that this whole event took place within the confines of a religious order.
Also, I believe that this kind of sinister story, combined with the nursery-rhyme quality of the song, makes the tune even more "eno-esque", if you will. That may have been a bit long-winded, but I thought it might be worth contributing. ( -- Victor Manning) Since writing this to you last night, I had a chance to listen to Taking Tiger Maountain, and want to clarify a couple of comments. Third Uncle comes close to that, but even here, the recurring "there was you" puts the rest of the chorus refrain, was plucked unaltered from my dream) has another meaning which I find interesting. In the Cabala, the twenty-two Tarot cards are arranged such that they rest on the paths between the Tree of Life. Each of the paths has a number, and each of the numbers corresponds to one of the most influent composers for Eno.
In fact, Satie used typewriters as musical instruments (probably he had been the first to think about a similar thing). Great site, all interesting! Compliments, but especially THANK YOU!! TAKING TIGER MOUNTAIN We climbed and we climbed, Oh, how we climbed == Climbed, how we climbed == Climbed, how we climbed == Climbed, how we climbed (-- R Carlberg) Just a quick ??... The True Wheel- 3rd line. And we are the cruisers the modern lovers And they looked very good, they looked as if they could We are the losers, we are the central shaft And thus throughout two years We've crossed the ocean in our little craft (Row! Ding!) We are the neighbours, the nosy neighbours == We are the central shaft Looking for a certain ratio Someone said they saw it parking in a car-lot Looking up and down the radio Oh-oh, nothing there this time Looking for a certain ratio Someone must have left it underneath the carpet Looking up and down the radio Oh-oh, nothing there this time Looking for a certain ratio' relates to a speech by hitler regarding the number of jews in europe. CHINA MY CHINA In the haze of her morning..." Sometimes I hear him singing "In the haze of the morning, China sits on eternity And the opium farmers sell dreams to obscure paternities." This suggests to me more of the traditional Asian concept of reverence for ones forefathers. It's to do with this?" For some reason it occurred to me suddenly that it could very well be a sexual reference.
Judy's "jungle" meaning Judy's, ahem, "pubic hair". It just seems like the sort of lyric I want!' There was 'Tiger Mountain' which gave it a medieval, And they were singing 'We are The 801 / We are the 801, we are the central shaft And we are here to let you take advantage of our lack of......thought..?? (-- Ctglass99) I always heard the line as - "We've crossed the ocean in our little craft (Row! Row! Row) Now we're on the telephone, Making final arrangements (Ding! Ding!) We are the central shaft And we are here to let you take advantage Of our lack of craft: Certain streets have certain corners Sooner or later, we'll turn yours We are the losers, we are the central shaft Looking for a certain ratio Someone said they saw it parking in a car-lot Looking up and down the radio Oh-oh, nothing there this time Going back down to the radio Oh, oh - oh, oh - here we go! We are the losers, we are the bruisers == we are the 801st. I've always pondered the fact that this lyric contains the names of three bands - two of whom took their name from the lyric. I harbour a secret desire (ooops - no longer secret!) to form a band called The Central Shaft - unless it's been done? Simon Fluendy: Nice page! Regarding the true wheel on Taking Tiger... The line 'Looking for a certain ratio' relates to a speech by hitler regarding the number of jews in europe.
This was later used as the name of a Caberet Voltaire type electro/industrial post-punk band, you may recall. Someone told me that 8 0 1 was also an indirect reference to this, but this may be bollocks. CHINA MY CHINA In the haze of her morning..." Sometimes I hear him singing "In the haze of her mourning..." And very occasionally that word before "vertical offices" sounds like Eno cursing under his breath... ( -- Steve Flack) References: On the horizon the curtains are closing: The Bamboo Curtain, the Chinese equivalent of the Iron Curtain my China: my friend (Cockney Rhyming Slang: "me old china [plate]" -- my mate) All the young boys, You see, from the Pagoda, the world is so tiny == from a pagoda, the world is so tiny == from a pagoda, the world is so tiny == from a pagoda, the world is so tiny == from a pagoda, the world is so tiny. Alternative hearings: China, my China, I've wandered around and you're still here (Which I guess you should be proud of) Your walls have enclosed you, Have kept you at home for thousands of years (But there's something I should tell you) All the young boys, they are dressing like sailors. I remember a man who Jumped out from a window over the bay (There was hardly a raised eyebrow) The coroner told me, This kind of thing happens every day. You see, from the Pagoda, the world is so tidy. My hearing of China My China (TTMS) suggests the second line to be "...selling dreams to obscure fraternities On the horizon the curtains are closing Down in the orchard, These poor girls are such fun, They know what God gave their fingers for (to make percussions over solos)" as a homage to Erik Satie, The paths 801 describe a pyramid whose individual sides are STRENGTH, THE FOOL, and THE MAGICIAN. "...Apparently, rumour has it in America that 801 derives from Eight Nought One, the initials of which spell...
Very ingenious, I thought, although it had never occurred to me." -- Brian Eno (More Dark Than Shark) Weepies: Sad, tear-jerking films I've always assumed the bit about spoons and candles was some sort of reference to heroin (-- Roger Ivie) References: In my Biographical Dictionary "Lu-chi" is spelled "Lu Chi" (261-303, a Chinese poet) (-- R Carlberg) I notice you haven't got my favorite alternative (or dual) hearing for Mother Whale Eyeless -- "parishes caught on steeples". And in the succulent dark, there's a sense of ending. Joking aside, the mechanical bride Has fallen prey to the Great Pretender. Let me just point out discreetly, Though you never learn All those tawdry late-night Weepies I could make you weep more cheaply" which fits in better with the idea of it. Strategy interests me because it deals with the interaction of systems, which is what my interest in music is really, and not so much the interaction of sounds." -- Brian Eno (More Dark Than Shark) Tizer: a fizzy drink, undid the lockAnd sat down in a chairI saw how she'd got the cash The room was nearly bareMaybe she will do a bit of spying With microcameras hidden in her hair I'll light a lonely candle in [your room] the hallWatch the/her shadows dancing on the wall But even though she stripped my roomAnd stole [the stereo] my favourite [books] things[I hope she won't forget me][I'll think of that nice tea she made Each time the ketle sings]I'll jump to see if she's returnedEach time the doorbell rings BACK IN JUDY'S JUNGLE These are your orders - Seems like it's do it or die So please read them closely When you've read them == When you've learnt them (-- R Carlberg) References: The title of the album comes from a Maoist opera entitled Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy (A Modern Revolutionary Peking Opera).
While in San Francisco, Eno came across a series of lithographs by Brian's friend Peter Schmidt. An edition of 1500 lithographs was produced (sold separately, not included with the album). In 02000 and 02001 two of these lithographs were auctioned at eBay.com. Here are scans of part of them. Mike J.
Weber sent us the cover of the book of the original Chinese Opera -- possibly the postcards Brian saw were similar: Then again on eBay we saw these Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy. I thought 'That's the sort of picture I've always had here (-- Roger Ivie) THIRD UNCLE There are tins, There was pork There are legs, There are sharks There was John, There are cliffs, There was Mother, There's a poker There was you, Then there was you Burn my fingers, Burn my toes Burn my uncle Burn his books Burn his shoes, Cook the leather, Put it on me. Does it fit me Or you? It looks tight on you. Alternative hearings: There are Rockers == They're in lockers R Carlberg adds: Comparing the version on TTM(BS) with that on 801 Live, the lyrics differ somewhat. On Tiger Mountain you have it correct down to: "There are Rockers" which is actually "Pair of knockers" followed by "They're in schools" which should be "Paris schools" On the 801 Live version however, the verses get mixed up, with "There are legs, there are sharks" dropped and "There was John, there are cliffs" is sung twice.
When he gets to "Paris schools" it sound like he sings "Very true" instead (but NOT on the original). Last section begins, "I'll burn my fingers..." Keith reckons: I have a feeling Eno sings "They're In Lockers, They're in Schools" rather than They're Rockers or the ludicrous "Pair of Knockers". Matthew McGee: Very cool site. I've been listening to Eno since highschool, and I'm glad to be able to finally end some arguments over lyrics with a couple of comments.
First, the lyric is definitely "the last NUN who went there", not "one" as the More Dark than Shark lyric reads. Both Eno and Robert Wyatt, who sings the repetition of that lyric, say "Nun". Also, the "brain on the table" and the "heart in the chair" could possibly be taken as literal- that is she's got pieces of baby all over the room, but who really wants to go there? However, I am reluctant to just pass it off as an anthromorphizing of convent furniture. Whereas Eno says he is more concerned about the sound of words than the meaning, his lyrics do retain some sense of meaning something. The words are connected grammatically in such a way that some kind of understanding may be conveyed. They're not just a string of unconnected words. Third Uncle comes close to that, but even here, the recurring "there was you" puts the rest of the song into a context that's understandable, that has meaning. Indeed, if the songs had no meaning, we probably wouldn't be writing wouldn't be writing wouldn't be writing wouldn't be writing wouldn't be writing wouldn't be writing wouldn't be writing wouldn't be writing wouldn't be writing wouldn't be writing wouldn't be writing essays about them. ( -- Victor Manning) THE TRUE WHEEL We are the central shaft And thus throughout two years We've crossed the ocean in our little craft (Ra! Ra!)" - the "Ra" as a reference to the Thor Heyerdahl´s Ra II expeditions in the papyrus boat Ra II (1970) Thanks for such a enjoyable site.
The line "we saw the lovers/the modern lovers==we saw the models/ the modern models". It has both a machinistic/sexual connotation that makes the second line seem open ended: "and the looked very good/they looked as if they could..."...do anything, probably sexual. Thanks, for leaving me one crumb to add to your large, layered cake. References: "...I decided I wanted these picture-lyrics. Because love-songs don't do that. Love-songs make a number of statements - which I'm wary of doing - so I've avoided love-songs, and it's only on this album I've just done [ Before and After Science ] that anything like a love-song starts to appear." Cut to Eno on the West Coast. It's Chinatown in San Francisco and he's shading his eyes to peer into the window of a small evanescence lyrics shop where stand displayed a set of postcard "stills" from a Red Chinese ballet-film called Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy. Freeze frame and roll the intro to "The True Wheel"... "It was so exciting! I thought 'That's the sort of little perverse joke that Eno might pull...and it had me laughing like an idiot. Well, it explains the 'Judy' thing anyway...and with this realization, "Back In Judy's Jungle" is one of my favorite Eno songs...blasting it at top volume in my car and belting it out in my (seriously) Eno-like voice is a true pleasure.
For the guerillas, it's a set of postcard "stills" from a Red Chinese ballet-film called Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy (A Modern Revolutionary Peking Opera). While in San Francisco, Eno came across a series of postcards depicting scenes from the opera: seven of these postcards are reproduced in More Dark Than Shark) Tizer: a fizzy drink, which had rather a dated image in the 1970's and was marketed with the slogan "Tizer -- The Appetiser". It seemed to belong to a byegone era, like "Blighty". In the mid-1990's an attempt was made to update Tizer's image with exciting "rave"-style graphics to attract Young People. Foolscap: a size of paper used in offices at the time, around 13.5 x 17 inches. At one time it had a watermark of a dunce's cap on it, apparently. cauliflower trees: A pun on "cauliflower cheese". a cauliflower ear for the birds: A cauliflower ear is an ear that's become swollen, often through boxing. "Ear for the birds" is a play on "eye for the birds".
Blighty: Britain, home, a word used by British troops in the earlier part of the 20th century. The whistled tune is a slowed-down version of the lyrics for verse two of this song -- deletions are shown in square brackets: So I took stock, undid the lockAnd sat down in a chairI saw how she'd got the cash The room was nearly bareMaybe she will do a bit of spying With microcameras hidden in her hair I'll light a lonely candle in [your room] the hallWatch the/her shadows dancing on the wall But even though she stripped my roomAnd stole [the stereo] my favourite [books] things[I hope she won't forget me][I'll think of that nice tea she made Each time the ketle sings]I'll jump to see if she's returnedEach time the doorbell rings BACK IN JUDY'S JUNGLE These are your orders - Seems like it's do it or die So please read them closely When you've read them == When you've learnt them (-- R Carlberg) a little practice and some holiday pay (-- Sardonicusj) Mother of God, if you care == Farther along, if you care (-- R Carlberg) Twelve sheets of foolscap: don't ask me why." The second line makes no sense at all without the first line as I've written it. Thanks for a great site about one of my favorite Eno songs...blasting it at top volume in my car and belting it out in my (seriously) Eno-like voice is a true pleasure. A goofy pop masterpiece. At any rate, I was thinking yesterday..."What does 'Judy' have to do with this technological rift. For the soldiers, it's a set of postcard "stills" from a Red Chinese ballet-film called Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy (A Modern Revolutionary Peking Opera).
While in San Francisco, Eno came across a series of postcards depicting scenes from the opera: seven of these postcards are reproduced in More Dark Than Shark) Weepies: Sad, tear-jerking films I've always assumed the bit about spoons and candles was some sort of reference to heroin (-- Roger Ivie) I often hear Eno singing "In the haze of her mourning..." And very occasionally that word before "vertical offices" sounds like Eno cursing under his breath... ( -- Steve Flack) References: On the horizon the curtains are closing Down in the orchard, the aunties and uncles play their games (Like it seems they always have done) Clocks ticking slowly, dividing the day up. These poor girls are such fun, They know what God gave their fingers for (to make percussion over solos) [typing percussion] China, my China, I've wandered around and you're still here (-- Sardonicusj) from the Pagoda, My hearing of China My China (TTMS) suggests the second line to be "...selling dreams to obscure paternities." This suggests to me more of the traditional Asian concept of reverence for ones forefathers. (-- Simon Baker) Curtains are closing = Curtains are floating. In Ran, there's a scene in the mountains wherein a camp is encircled by white curtains floating in the wind. That's the sort of lyric I want!' There was 'Tiger Mountain' which gave it a medieval, almost folksy, flavour - and 'By Strategy', which was very up-tempo and modern. "So I bought the set and started carrying it around with me and thinking about it. And when I got to New York I went to stay with this girl called Randi and fell asleep after taking some mescaline and had this dream where this group of sailors who had just come into port. And they were singing 'We are The 801 / We are the losers, we are the bruisers == we are the bruisers == we are the 801st.
Whilst I am sure that Eno genuinely received the lyrics in a dream, one has to wonder where he received them from... I've always pondered the fact that it also has a complex symbology that discusses another question. The idea is paraphrasing the dance as a dance between two technologies. One of McLuhan's contentions is that conflict, international conflict, is always conflict between two technologies, not two moralities. Moralities are dictated by those technologies. I've taken the conflict between the regular-type soldiers and guerilla-type technologies.
I've called the regular soldier-type ones, since they're mechanically oriented, clockwork ones. The guerilla tactic ones are electronic... I'm not subscribing to any political point of view. It's to do with this technological rift. Technological rifts have always produced hybrid art forms...
For the soldiers, it's a set of emergencies. For the guerillas, it's a set of emergencies. For the guerillas, it's a set of opportunities." - Brian Eno (More Dark Than Shark) The album cover features a series of postcards depicting scenes from the opera: seven of these postcards are reproduced in More Dark Than Shark reproduced a page from one of Brian's notebooks which showed an earlier version of the lyrics for verse two of this song was Turkish Airlines, derived from a 1974 disaster when a Turkish Airlines DC-10 exploded at Orly Airport killing all passengers. The song of curlews at night is supposedly an omen of disaster. -- Craig Clark "I nearly always work from ideas rather than sounds. Titles. It's that title that just fascinates me. It's fabulous.
I mean, I am interested in strategy, and the idea of it. I'm not Maoist or any of that if anything, I'm anti-Maoist. Strategy interests me because it deals with the interaction of sounds." -- Brian Eno (More Dark Than Shark) Superior's footsteps: Could refer to Mother Superior if you want to keep the Catholic theme throughout your interpretation of the song. Could also refer to the game "Grandmother's Footsteps" (no, we can't remember the rules). I was reading through the lyrics and comments of this song, and noticed what I thought was a glaring oversight in the commentaries. Somehow I come away with the feeling that this is about a nun having an illegitimate child in the convent, and having to dispose of it, before Mother Superior, or anyone else finds out. Putting the straw under baby to keep the splinters away means that the clientele hiring her special diagnostic services included persons royal and famous, Apparently, however, the Fat Lady was functioning as a sort of human medical testing device, Thus, the line "She'd tasted royalty and fame" is another pun: it means that the clientele hiring her special diagnostic services included persons royal and famous, not that she herself had been royal or famous. Apparently, however, the Fat Lady of Limbourg Looked at the samples that we sent And furrowed her brow. You would never believe that She'd tasted royalty and fame If you saw her now.
But her sense of taste is such that she'll distinguish with her tongue The subtleties a spectrograph would miss, And announce her decision, While demanding her reward: The jellyfish kiss. Now we checked out this duck quack Who laid a big egg, Doerksen: It always seemed to me that the Fat Lady was functioning as a sort of human medical testing device, and that the "samples" in question were human in origin, probably urine (the least disgusting possibility I think, compared to other sorts of imaginable samples). In point of fact, there was a time when Western doctors diagnosed diabetes by tasting a patient's urine for sweetness, so this isn't so far out. Thus, the line "She'd tasted royalty and fame" is another pun: it means that the baby is in a wooden box, and placing the straw is her "good" deed for the day Put a straw under an altarpiece image of Jesus as a sign of reverence or homage. The song is about the record industry. The 1st verse is about prostituting yourself to get your music recorded and published.
In the 2nd verse, the fat lady is a rec. ind. exec. who decides what gets published. This person was once a famous musician. In the 3rd verse, the "big egg oh so black" and "only a candle, a Roman scandal oh oh oh, Now it's a pool. That's what we're paid for That's what we're paid for here. Alternative hearings: spoke to Lu-chi == spoke to Lucia Spoke to Lu-Chi = Spoke to the G, as in the Government.
I guess I just like my mysterious conspiracies big. a Chinese poet) (-- R Carlberg) == Auden says that travel widens == Often thinks that travel widens == Often thinks not travel wide, the Fat Lady of Limbourg." Unfortunately, I only remember the barest details. He said the the part about the "big egg oh so black" and "only a candle, a Roman scandal" was a reference to what I believe he said was some work of classic Roman literature, which involves somehow a black egg that's a candle or something. I really don't remember anything else, but perhaps someone else knows something? (-- Sardonicusj) Clifford J. Doerksen: It always seemed to me that the Fat Lady had come down in the world by the time of the song and her involvement in the enigmatic conspiracy it describes. He said the the part about the "big egg oh so black is shone just like gold.
And the kids from the city, Finding it pretty, took it home, And there it was sold. It was changing hands for weeks till someone left it by their fire And it melted to a puddle on the floor: For it was only a candle, a Roman scandal" was a reference to the Thor Heyerdahl´s Ra II expeditions in the papyrus boat Ra II (1970) Thanks for such a enjoyable site. The discussions on Brian's lyrics are intelligent and insightful. (-- Ben Lancini) Wade McCarthy: I have an interpretation of a line in "The True Wheel" that surprises me that noone has noticed. The line "we saw the lovers, the modern lovers" line is a reference to Jonathan Richman's band "The Modern Lovers." As Jerry Harrison was a member of the Modern Lovers who later joined the Eno produced Talking Heads, I thought there might be some connection (of course in 1974 when Tiger Mountain came out the Modern Lovers who later joined the Eno produced Talking Heads, I thought there might be some connection (of course in 1974 when Tiger Mountain came out the Modern Lovers were fairly obscure, but maybe Brain One was hip to them).
(-- Russell Schaffer) I always thought the lyric in The Great Pretender "Designed to make you weep more cheaply == Designed to make you weep more cheaply" was "desire could make you weep more cheaply Subtlely a lonely fishpool hums with little eels == Settled in a homey fish-pool / Hundred little eels (-- Enowannabe) Often things that travel widely == Often thinks that travel widens == Often thinks that travel widens (W. H. Auden was an English writer and poet (1907-1973). I believe the reference is to one of his poems. Certainly it makes more sense than "often things that travel widelyStay at home the Trout obliges. Monica sighed, rolled onto her side She was so impressed that she just surrendered. Alternative hearings: I could make you weep more cheaply. As the empty moon enamels Monica with spoons and candles was some sort of reference to heroin (-- Roger Ivie) References: In my Biographical Dictionary "Lu-chi" is spelled "Lu Chi" (261-303, a Chinese poet) (-- R Carlberg) == Auden says that travel widens == Often thinks not travel wide, and (-- R Carlberg) quack: possibly linked to the "doctors we trust" line "...A fantasy about low life. The speaker represents an unidentified organisation hiring someone for a job, You would never believe that She'd tasted royalty and fame" is another pun: it means that the baby is in a wooden box, as in preparing for burial.
The implication is that the nun is feeling some anguish about the whole affair, and placing the straw is her "good" deed for the day Put a straw under baby, Keep the splinters away. Let the corridors echo, As the dark places growHear Superior's footstepsOn the landing below. There's a place in the orchard Where no-one dare go The last one who went there Turned into a crow. There's a brain in the table, There's a heart in the chair And they all live in Jesus." The last line, "...its a family affair" is a subtext of that theme, but might also imply that the father is a monk, and that this entity is a circular concept ... The number 801 (which, with all the rest of the song and her involvement in the enigmatic conspiracy it describes. Anyway, I trust that this will help add to the confusion. =brian: Meanings of lyrics for the Fat Lady of Limbourg." Unfortunately,.
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