| Five for Fighting – Bloody Mary (A Note on Apathy) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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For me, this song is obviously about alcoholism. In my head, I'm imagining a woman and man in a relationship; the woman is sadly and helplessly watching this man fall apart from his addiction. ~Bloody Mary is an alcoholic drink; the alcohol is intruding upon the relationship as if another woman was involved ~"Take this pillow for your head, and I'll take you home"; the woman offers to drive the man home because he is drunk ~"Back against the beast I went"; the man is trying to kick the addiction, the "beast" ~"On and on she takes me from you"; the alcohol tempts the man away from the woman and it's just a continuous cycle that he can't escape from ~"My love"; refers to the woman ~"Tonight I swear, I swear on tomorrow"; the man promises to change his lifestyle and tomorrow he will be free from it ~"Here comes the sun again to see me through"; the man keeps getting drunk and waking to the sun again and again....he can't get out of the cycle Five for Fighting is making a statement about alcoholism, a lifestyle that is accepted and widespread in America. Work hard, drink hard. I'd love to make a mini-movie using this song. I can see it playing in my head, word for word. It's one of Five for Fighting's lesser known songs but it's soooo good. |
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