Just To See My Holly Home
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Lyrics

Just to see my holly home
The singer is willing to do whatever it takes to return to a place of safety and comfort.

Evil jack he walks alone
There is a dangerous person in the area who is a threat to the singer's safety.

Swings a club and stinks something awful
The dangerous person is not only violent but also unpleasant in other ways.

We'll give him a painful jawful
The artist is willing to fight back against their oppressors.

Sara walks a slinky strut
There is also a promiscuous woman in the area, who may be a threat to the artist's relationship or reputation.

Very gorgeous anxious slut
The woman is physically attractive but also has some emotional problems and is potentially dangerous.

Has a love scar on her wrist
The woman has been hurt or traumatized in some way, possibly due to a prior lover or relationship.

We'll give her our painful fist
The artist is willing to act out violently against the woman, instead of trying to help her with her problems.

We will live just us alone
The artist desires a sense of isolation and exclusivity, away from other people and potential threats.

Safely in our holly home
The artist wants to find a place where they can feel secure and protected.

In come babies one two three
The singer wants to start a family and raise children for the purpose of adding to their own sense of security and protection.

Like to bounce them on our knee
The artist wants to take an active role in raising their children and bonding with them.

Want to stay and grow up with us
The singer wants their children to remain with them as they grow up, so as to avoid outside influences and potential threats.

Baby stew will surely fill us
The singer may be so focused on their own sense of power and control that they are willing to resort to cannibalism, even against their own offspring.

Pound them down and pound them out
The singer is willing to employ violence when it serves their own interests and sense of control.

Older ladies scream and shout
Other people in the area are aware of the artist's violent tendencies and are afraid of them.

Hide their bodies in the reeds
The artist is willing to dispose of the bodies of those they kill in order to avoid detection or consequences.

Shallow bed of soil and leaves
The singer is either burying the bodies in a hasty manner or is using a natural area to conceal them.

Out will grow ideas and laughter
The singer believes that their actions will lead to a new kind of society where freedom and joy are possible.

Up will rise our earthly daughter
The artist believes that their actions will lead to a new generation of children who are free from the burden of patriarchal and societal norms.

Water floods and all upon it
The artist may have a sense of impending doom or natural disaster that they believe their actions can help them survive.

Up upon our bloody planet !
The artist sees themselves as the ultimate power and controller of their own destiny.

Now we've ended all who'd harm us
The singer sees their violence as being directed solely towards those who have wronged them in some way or represent a potential threat.

No one left here to alarm us
The artist has successfully eliminated or isolated all those who would try to interfere with their own sense of control and security.