An Interlude
Church Lyrics

In the song "An Interlude," Church sings about a surreal encounter in which a woman speaks in cryptic phrases while staring ahead with blank eyes. She tells the singer that "they're going to send you away," which implies a threat of some sort, while also claiming that "psychic angels" are on the top of her head. Meanwhile, the singer is struggling with "the compartments of [their] dread" and the stresses of everyday life, symbolized by the "rush hour crush" on their commute. Despite this, the woman continues to speak in riddles, asking about the singer's plans to get home and making references to mermaids and a bath. The song ends with the suggestion that this encounter was simply an "interlude for the busy staff," a moment of surrealism or escapism amidst the monotony of daily life.

Throughout the song, Church's lyrics are deliberately opaque and dreamlike, leaving many possible interpretations open to the listener. The woman's warnings and cryptic visions could represent a threat from the outside world, a manifestation of the singer's own fears and anxieties, or perhaps simply an example of the kind of surreal encounters that can occur in urban environments. The line about "statues tiptoe for a glimpse of the child" suggests a kind of magical realism or fairy-tale atmosphere, which is heightened by the references to psychic angels and mermaids.