Hi all,
Wow... i step back in meat world for a couple hours and I find a book's worth of very intersting interpretations... Thanks to all who contributed to making the lyrics clearer.
I had somehow gotten the idea that it was about suicide, althought, as I'm not familiar with the period, I did not relate it so much to the "free love period". Lizzytysh's description of it brings an upside-down quote to my mind: "free as in free beer, not freedom". Sorry to open-source contributors for "reversing" the quote

. Anyway I particularly like the idea behind hair-combing (intimacy) and the house of mystery (mariage).
Don't you believe, then, that this song is also about helplessness ? About the lack of courage of many people, drug-induced or not ? I may not be as fatalist as Lignthing in this regard, but the song definately sounds like a warning.
About "the house of honesty" : yes, I had also related it to justice. But I had thought of a more ultimate justice, that of God who is the father of all ? Gasp, does "on trial" mean prosecuted ? My explantation doesn't hold...
I guess this song climbs up the ladder of my appreciation now that I understand it better. Although it still is not my favourite... Ever listened to the "Story of Isaac" late at night, after breaking up with a beloved one ?
Thanks again,
Damien
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PS, regarding my first name :
When you choose names for your kinds, try to make sure people can pronnounce it in different languages

Damien is a nice name, but not many can pronounce the last syllable... not that it matters that much "here" LOL.
PS2 :
Try to find a name that's not been used for a vilain in a horror movie. Ever seen "The Omen"

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