| Brass Bed – Miniature Day Parade Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Oh, and in the last lines of the song, he distinguishes between himself and this other person in activity. Note that before that, it was purely observational, very removed. At the end, he remarks on his own person, rather than focusing on the other. So I'm inclined to say it's a past relationship. It could be a would-have-been, or simply platonic, but who writes songs about friends? |
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| Brass Bed – Miniature Day Parade Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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It sounds like he's talking to a girl (?) that has a life he doesn't approve of, and is also apparently unhealthy. He also might be talking about himself in the second person - maybe quoting things other people have said to him, or his negative thoughts; or both. He says: >But get a job, >go to school, >and quit, you're through composing >before too long. That indicates to me that the person is involved in music, and it's not promising. Indeed, "that's a lie in a perfect key" also demonstrates the idea earlier on. He also remarks about "rotten fruit," exploring the idea of this person's inability through the metaphor of apples falling from the moon. Perhaps the person's inability is caused by their "dysphoria" mentioned in the beginning - and, by implication, not yet cured, nor to be so in the near future. "The way you get around leaves you faceless on the ground" also suggests that the author looks down on this person. If this was a romantic relationship, it is no longer so. It seems likely that he pities the person; either himself or this other person, who might be a girl, assuming he's heterosexual. |
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