Angelfish – Mummy Can't Drive Lyrics | 11 years ago |
A great song, I love how they use ambiguity by picturing an example of driving to convey the problem of drinking There's too much inside I agree with casper2095, on one hand it tells us she's drunk too much but I also think it lets us see the world from her point of view - she has so many problems that it is impossibly hard for her to stop drinking now Come with me darling She said, come with me darling Another ambiguity example - on one hand she wants her child to get into the car and go somewhere with her (I'll get to that later) but on the deeper level she introduces a child custody dispute as casper2095 has said. I think it also might mean she wants her child to understand her problem, that it's not so easy to stop drinking (depending on how old the child is) She can't see the stars See the light See the street See the sky See anything Literally it means she can't see properly when driving because of being drunk but when given more thought in my opinion each of these things she can't see tells us something different about her: stars - that tells us she can't see the beauty of life thus giving in to her alcoholic problem light - tells us she has no hope for the future which is later reinforced by the inability to see 'street' - when I hear 'street' in this case I think of a mother looking out the window at children playing. I think these two tell us she can't see a possible future where her and her child are happy together sky - that might also mean beauty of life but I think it also could mean she doesn't know her limit when it comes to alcohol (you know, sky is the limit) anything - a conclusion of all of the above and also reinforced how clouded the mind of a person addicted to alcohol, or actually anything, can be Granny's crying Grandpa's crying pretty straightforward but I just felt like reinforcing how tragic the situation must be from their point of view - an emotional fight between their love for their daughter and their grandchild - they can't really satisfy one of them without hurting another. if they take away the child from the mother she will start hating them but if they don't do anything about mother's problem it will lead to growing up of their grandchild in terrible conditions which is also shown by: 'Hey, stamp the sunshine out' I also like how the background singing ('let me go' and 'come with me darling' verses) can apply to both mother and child. First of all literally it reaches back to the idea of mother wanting to take her child for a ride but if we look at the situation from mother's point of view 'let me go' could mean that the battle between her addiction and what's good for everybody has been won by alcohol. 'Come with me darling' in this case could show Granny and Grandpa still believing it's not too late and trying to convince her daughter to stop drinking. However, if we apply these two to the child, 'let me go' could mean that her child wants to escape from the mother's problem by going to live with his (presumably) grandparents. 'Come with me darling' in this case would mean the mother still loves her child and begs him to go along with her. We've got to get out to survive(get out to survive)(2x) On the literal level it goes back to the idea of the mother wanting her child to go for a ride with her and the realization that this is physically dangerous but obviously that's not the main point. Again, this applies to all of the involved characters - if the mother's addiction isn't somehow stopped it will eventually lead to metaphorical death of her child (living in a broken home), herself (either literally death or seeing herself ruining her son's life) and the grandparents (basically seeing people they love being hurt so much) It perfectly shows how tragic this situation is and is further reinforced by: She's got a pistol on the side(she's got a pistol on the side) I think it refers to the mother having suicidal thoughts because of her situation. It's a great song and sadly many people, including me, can relate to this problem. Another beauty of such songs is that they can be pretty personal so everyone can react to them in a different way, this is my interpretation but I'm sure there are many more |
Angelfish – You Can Love Her Lyrics | 11 years ago |
i think this song is about a mysterious girl who is a bit crazy but in a good way and about a boy who keeps chasing other girls but actually there is only one girl that he really wants. he's afraid of being hurt tho (or afraid of what everyone else might think of their relationship) and therefore won't give them a chance as he prefers to go for easy targets - normal girls, thus: Keep your head and stop it spinning round Keep your eyes wide open and you'll see her i think the second/third stanza refers to these two in the future realizing how the opportunity to create a great relationship has disappeared. now that they're adults they regret that they didn't give themselves a chance |
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