| A Perfect Circle – Orestes Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Does anyone know anything about Judith Keenen's cerebral aneurysm? I know that it killed her and that it was a long and painful way to go. The reason I ask is this: I got the impression reading these lyrics that she might have been on a feeding tube or something similar her last days. Perhaps Maynard needed to give the go ahead to have it pulled, and end her suffering. If this is the case, I think he's relating the feeding tube to the umbilical cord that brought him life, and the connection to his mother. He had to snip them both away, one literally and one metaphorically ("to release us all") This would be consistent with the mythology of Orestes who was driven into madness, after killing his mother. Maybe, "keeping me from killing you," was a more literal statement. This is probably my favorite song on this record, just FYI. :) |
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