#lyrics
Arabella’s got a seventies head
But she’s a modern lover
It’s an exploration, she’s made of outer space
And her lips are like the galaxy’s edge
And her kiss the color of a constellation falling into place
chelsea - phoebe bridgers
Jane Austen - “Sense and Sensibility”
Florence + the Machine - All This and Heaven Too
easy - joanna newsom / concorde - black country, new road
A road muddy and fox-gloved: Hozier’s “As It Was” as faery ballad
The first time I heard “As It Was”, I was struck by the mention of foxgloves. “There is a roadway, muddy and foxgloved”: What is this roadway and why is it bordered with foxgloves in particular? The foxgloved road is the first clue we have to the background of the imagery in this haunting song.
I had read in a number of sources…