| Placebo – This Picture Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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okay.. thought I'd just chip in my two-cents here... couple of things: remember the video? Sleeping with ghosts saw the "new look" brian molko, short hair and androgyny all-but abandoned... a large theme running through this entire album is a sense of change... (which oddly enough is amusingly followed with "remorse" in Meds) but... a few points of note: before placebo were placebo they went by the name "Ashtray Heart" Brian Molko was a fan of cross-dressing throughout placebo's early career. "Ashtray girl"? Anyone think this might just be him referring to his previous image, or younger self? Theme running through this song appears to be the things we do of a self-destructive nature to hold on to a vague feeling of youthfulness... then it ends on "can't stop growing old". Personally just think its an existentialistic pretentious (dont get me wrong, I LOVE pretentious) expression of a burnt-out artist finally forced to come-to-terms with hitting 30 |
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