| Marilyn Manson – Negative 3 Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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There's obviously a lot of relationship stuff here, and I think, if there's anything to this it probably fits into this context, but here goes: The title of the song puzzled me. In the lyrics, the references to "three parts me" reflect an inequality in the relationship, okay. But to make that the title of the song seems to give too much emphasis to a strange metaphor. Furthermore, the song is not titled "3 out of 4", or "3/4", but "Negative 3" which is not the same thing, mathematically, and I don't think it's like Manson to be so sloppy. I don't claim to understand it exactly, but it occurred to me that numerology and particularly the number 3 come up a lot in Manson's other work, particularly Antichrist Superstar. From what I've read of numerology, 3 related to perfection or transcendence, to god (or at any rate, divinity), so Negative 3 *might* be a sort of Negative God, or Antichrist. Manson also has a song called "The Reflecting God"; a reflection seems to me to be analogous to a negative, numerically, and this becomes even more tangible when we apply the concept to a photo negative. (This may be random, but the lyrics *do* mention "your high school picture", so photos may have been in his thoughts when he wrote this.) And of course, "The Reflecting God" is off "Antichrist Superstar". Finally, from my limited research into numerology, the number four represents humanity, earth, imperfection. In this song's lyrics, "it's one part you, three parts me," which suggests divinity (me) being tempered or corrupted into humanity, the transition of three (a divine state) to four (a flawed, human state. This would fit the "destructive relationship" theme. The overall vibe given by the song is that *he* is abusing *her*, but it sort of seems like he feels she's a corrupting influence, as well. This would fit with his relationship with Nancy (which he discusses in his autobiography), although I don't know if this is about her specifically. |
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| Queens of the Stone Age – Fairweather Friends Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Assorted observations: As other commenters have mentioned, "drink wine and screw" also appears in the lyrics to "Walkin' On The Sidewalks" off their first record. Although he later backtracked, Homme credited said eponymous record as an influence on the current one. Secondly, "It ain't so long before the dawn, when the sun is gone so are you," transitions into "gonna pray for rain again and again," which suggests that he might actually welcome the storm if it reveals who his true friends are. Less apparent is how these references relate to "My God Is The Sun." I have difficulty understanding that track anyway, but this track certainly seems to mark a shift in his attitude toward the sun. The best I can do is to suggest that he regards the sun, and god, and possibly fate, as among the "fairweather friends" which he's cutting ties with. The opening lines could as easily relate to the sun as to another person. The sun also combusts vampires, who seem to be a theme on this album. Some have suggested that Homme regards himself as literally undead after dying on the operating table, and a traditional vampire would certainly prefer rain to sunny skies. "The Vampire of Time and Memory" seems to conceptualize a vampire as something feeding on human misery, and the metaphorical rain in this song does represent said misery. That's all I got. Anyone else know anything? |
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