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Can we do a SOTW for Kate? I've been meaning to ask about A Coral Room for a while now but keep forgetting to.

The song itself is beautiful and is in my top 5 without a doubt. But, the problem is, that I don't know how to interpret it. The emotion behind it is somewhat obvious, but it's difficult for me to understand the actual lyrics. Any interpretations?

Here's a nice video interpretation of the song, along with a quote, which sheds quite a bit of light on the lyrics, and that they're, in fact, quite literal.



The song is really about the passing of time... I like the idea of coming from this big expansive, outside world of sea and cities into, again, this very small space where, er, it's talking about a memory of my mother and this little brown jug. I always remember hearing years ago this thing about a sort of Zen approach to life, where, you would hold something in your hand, knowing that, at some point, it would break, it would no longer be there.

BBC4 "Front Row", November 4, 2005 Does anyone have any other quotes on this song or album from which it came?