A young kid notices a female classmate has a domestic problem, and he decides it's up to him to take care of it for her.
Yvette's father has taken to a sexual relationship with her. Her mother won't do anything about it, so the boy decides he will.
Cleans up his rifle and snipes him through the window.
I'd agree, except that it seems to me to be mostly the kid planning this shooting and stops short of him actually going through with it. It reminds me a lot of "Sink Hole" by Patterson Hood, although in that song it feels more like just fantasizing about killing the banker and in "Yvette" it seems more like the kid's actually planning to do it. But I like the fact that it stops short of the killing, because the uncertainty about whether he will actually do it or not keeps a lot of tension in it. And...
I'd agree, except that it seems to me to be mostly the kid planning this shooting and stops short of him actually going through with it. It reminds me a lot of "Sink Hole" by Patterson Hood, although in that song it feels more like just fantasizing about killing the banker and in "Yvette" it seems more like the kid's actually planning to do it. But I like the fact that it stops short of the killing, because the uncertainty about whether he will actually do it or not keeps a lot of tension in it. And that unresolved tension is what makes the Southern Gothic genre so great, isn't it?
No, I think he actually goes through with it. That's why he can say with confidence. "Saw him hold you that way, he won't hold you that way anymore, Yvette."
No, I think he actually goes through with it. That's why he can say with confidence. "Saw him hold you that way, he won't hold you that way anymore, Yvette."
@jestering No, jfoxx is right, he definitely took the shot, hence the lines:
@jestering No, jfoxx is right, he definitely took the shot, hence the lines:
"I let out my breath" - a common practice immediately before pulling the trigger, aids in accuracy
"I couple with death" - he embraced the act of killing
"I let out my breath" - a common practice immediately before pulling the trigger, aids in accuracy
"I couple with death" - he embraced the act of killing
A young kid notices a female classmate has a domestic problem, and he decides it's up to him to take care of it for her. Yvette's father has taken to a sexual relationship with her. Her mother won't do anything about it, so the boy decides he will. Cleans up his rifle and snipes him through the window.
I'd agree, except that it seems to me to be mostly the kid planning this shooting and stops short of him actually going through with it. It reminds me a lot of "Sink Hole" by Patterson Hood, although in that song it feels more like just fantasizing about killing the banker and in "Yvette" it seems more like the kid's actually planning to do it. But I like the fact that it stops short of the killing, because the uncertainty about whether he will actually do it or not keeps a lot of tension in it. And...
I'd agree, except that it seems to me to be mostly the kid planning this shooting and stops short of him actually going through with it. It reminds me a lot of "Sink Hole" by Patterson Hood, although in that song it feels more like just fantasizing about killing the banker and in "Yvette" it seems more like the kid's actually planning to do it. But I like the fact that it stops short of the killing, because the uncertainty about whether he will actually do it or not keeps a lot of tension in it. And that unresolved tension is what makes the Southern Gothic genre so great, isn't it?
Got it.
Got it.
No, I think he actually goes through with it. That's why he can say with confidence. "Saw him hold you that way, he won't hold you that way anymore, Yvette."
No, I think he actually goes through with it. That's why he can say with confidence. "Saw him hold you that way, he won't hold you that way anymore, Yvette."
@jestering No, jfoxx is right, he definitely took the shot, hence the lines:
@jestering No, jfoxx is right, he definitely took the shot, hence the lines:
"I let out my breath" - a common practice immediately before pulling the trigger, aids in accuracy "I couple with death" - he embraced the act of killing
"I let out my breath" - a common practice immediately before pulling the trigger, aids in accuracy "I couple with death" - he embraced the act of killing