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On the abortion thing: I recall that, in the past, people used the word "midwife" from Emily as evidence/justification of the abortion debate. Though the term "midwife" generally means a woman who helps to deliver babies, the concept extends to a person who assists another in some sort of process. Thanatologists are midwives to the dying (the particular woman I read about will get into the bed of the dying person and lay them on her chest, then sing Gregorian chants). In Emily, Joanna is pretty explicit on why she needs a midwife: to help her find her way back from the place where she has been (and had worries).
I think seizing upon the word "midwife" there and assuming that it has something to do with the narrator giving birth really ignores the context. It seems to me to be about a desire to return to the comforts of family, which have been eroded by the absence of her sister - as a midwife severs the physical connection between a newborn and their mother, she needs a midwife to re-establish the connection between herself and the metaphorical womb of home and family.
I apologize if it's against the etiquette of the inter-webz to post on an older topic, but I figured after reading through I'd give my opinion. I'm not into the idea of the song being about abortion. I didn't really get that vibe until seeing things written about it by other people. My interpretation was similar to others on this thread—that the narrator, speaking for Joanna, wants a baby and a family life. She grew up in a small town, and though when you're young you want to leave wherever you're at and live this adventurous life (being a famous musician, going all over the world) as you get older you want to return to your roots and settle down. But she chose this life, of suddenly being in high demand all over the world and not being able to really go back and live the way she dreamed of. Yes, she's talking about deliberate (and violent) actions with the skinning of the rabbit, etc. but for me that doesn't automatically equate to killing/an abortion, more of severing connections with the world in which she would be "normal" and have a family, in order to pursue this career.
And he used to make me pray, wearing a mask like a death's head. When he put me there in the back seat, and he said, "Jesus save me, Jesus save me."
Some threads should be considered on-going discussions, no matter the time between posts. It's unfortunate that the old forum has completely vanished. There were threads there that should have been continued. LINA! LINA! WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN US?