| Broken Social Scene – Me and My Hand Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Immediately listening the song strikes me as being about masturbation, or just a direct euphemism about sex, but the song could easily be interrupted for whatever you want...I think by Kevin Drew not explicitly putting any innuendos (beyond the word hand) in the song it is meant to be taken by the listener however they want. In a recent interview with pitchfork Kevin said this: KD: At the beginning of the song, I say, "We do it for Johnny," which is also one of the greatest quotes of our generation from Matt Dillon in The Outsiders. I love that fuckin' movie. I can twist that song any way I want. Like, it could be about a guy who's retiring from war who's decided he won't destroy anymore even though he's got such a passion to do that. Or I can slide into being a love song for my hand. I've got it covered on all ends. Just depends on who I'm chatting with. I told another interviewer it's a song about a dick and Dick Cheney-- I got the double-dick going on. Pitchfork: I thought it may be about, um, admitting your indulgences. KD: Like sex? I see it that way, too. If you really think about it, your hand has done so many things for you your whole life. I like the indulgence aspect because I say, "I gotta give it up," in the song. I'm a full-on addict-- I indulge in a lot on a lot of things. To me the song is about a lot of things: pot, lustful motives, egotistical ideas....anything negative I used to think about without a desire for bettering myself or change...I can still smoke pot and try to make things better, as I can with a lustful motive (assuming I want to make a positive relationship with the person). This record is amazing, this song is insightful...let's love each other and say sorry. |
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