Re: Kate on Q Tape

[manos@u.washington.edu (Matt Glidden)]

In article <951018163735.c04c@ucfv.bc.ca>, MCQUARRF@ucfv.bc.ca wrote:

>Surely the author has misunderstood the lyric?
>"If I only could
>I'd make a deal with God
>and get him to swap [?] places".
>
>Is it "swap OUR places" or "swap places"? And in any case, isn't she talking
>about swapping places with the significant other person, and God is the person
>facilitating (so to speak) the swap?
>
>Curiously,
>Fiona

Yup, the author missed "our" in the lyric.  Her intentions about the
meaning of the song are pretty clear (and match what you said) from
various interviews she's given.

Matt

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