Used to get along better
Lately all they do is fight
And fight and fight and fight
Bad Communications lines
Bastard motherfucker
I hate you
I hate you twice
What's a guy
Gotta do to find
Some variation
Maybe they both feel better
After they yell and scream all
Night

What's a guy
Gotta do to find
Some variation
What
I can't hear
You're too loud



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    A depressing song with two points of view:

    The first is from the eyes of a kid who constantly watches his parents fight. He sides with his mother because "Bastard motherfucker / I hate you" are presumably his feelings toward is father.

    The second part is from the eyes of the father. He feels unsatisfied with his relationship with his wife and home life ("What's a guy / Gotta do to find / Some variation"). Possibly a mid-life crisis? All signs point towards divorce.

    As I said, depressing song.

    j1eron August 17, 2012   Link

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