| The Smiths – Jeane Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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also... (sorry for dragging this on) I feel like the house is just a metaphor for the whole relationship-- the cupboards bare, she keeps tidying the place (trying to fix it) because she's in denial (of course she knows it still won't ever be clean) it's just a fairytale... and I don't believe in magic anymore, Jeane... |
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| The Smiths – Jeane Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I know this maybe isn't what the song was supposed to be about, but when I hear this, it reminds me of a relationship where the flame has just about flickered out and problems are now a common part of the dynamic, but an end just hasn't been resolved because both parties are sort of in denial, trying to make it work. In this case, Morrissey is the one that finally puts his foot down. He is basically just like "okay, look, we aren't happy, this is really just over, and you don't see it but I do. There's nothing here anymore and I'm tired of it-- we tried to make it work, and we failed." I feel like the line "There's ice on the sink where we bathed/ how can you call this a home when you know it's a grave?" really strengthens this notion. I don't know, this is just my interpretation from a very similar experience I've had and it seems to make alot of sense. When I hear this song, I'm able to relate completely. |
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