| Motion City Soundtrack – When You're Around Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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I think your analysis is spot on: it's all too tempting to just say "it's about a girl", but be completely wrong or only be looking at it superficially. I think "late night liquor blue" tells it all. Blue is a color for depression, and other recovering alcoholics have told me that when you binge hard, often you begin to see blue. Also, given that this album mostly focuses on self-loathing and neurosis, we can say that the subject of the song is also dealing with his hatred and contempt for himself and others, as you so aptly stated. He hates himself because he's miserable, and he drinks to stop hating himself. But he hates others around him, because they can't rid him of his self-loathing. And this leads him to keep up the alcoholism and lash out at those around him. I think "they must hate me, every single one" is also indicative of the subject's (most likely Justin Pierre) insecurity and self-hatred...it's easier to project your self-loathing onto others to avoid dealing with the fact that you are the one carrying so much contempt for yourself. And getting drunk and abusive ("vicious remarks and verbal attacks") is a way to earn other peoples' scorn. Personally, I used this song to get over an abusive ex, but I knew that interpretation was superficial and self-serving. I'm glad to have read your thoughts on it, especially since you have some experience that would inform this closer analysis. Congratulations on your recovery. @[karlkisba:5639] |
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