| Heatmiser – The Fix Is In Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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This is a great song. this is yet another example (amoung dozens) of Elliott Smith's lyrics echoing exactly thoughts that have rattled around on my noggin. I like the song even more for the undeniable "Heatmiser Sound" -- that electric, punk influenced sound. I strongly believe that this song is a sort of confession, as many of Smith's lyrics seem to be. The song is put forth like a conversation with the confessor, which I believe is a framing device for the subject matter. The subject, in this case, hits very close to home for me: he is in a "relationship", if it can so be called, that he knows all too well is doomed. The woman he is with is cold, distant, and despite all of the attempts to get her to open up, to share herself with him in a way that is not physical, she rebuffs him. It becomes -painfully- obvious that the entire affair is a one way street. What he feels for her she does not feel for him in any sense whatsoever. It may be that she is incapable of love for any number of reasons, incapable of loving him in particular, or she loves somebody else. Whatever the case, the relationship is doomed. Still, this woman is special to him. She has qualities that are unique and endearing, she is beautiful, even in the places she doesn't want him to see, the places of herself she sees as ugly, dark places, even these he sees beauty in because they are hers. He finds that he cannot just let her go. And for whatever reason, she cannot simply split the scene either. Even though what they have is a sham, just a fantasy, he doesn't care. He is more inclined, for the time being (it's always for the time being) anyway, to pretend, to willfully believe in the fantasy, than to confront the obvious and put the poor, sickly "relationship" out of its misery. He reason, "she seems to be willing to keep this up, to wear this mask. So can I, then. Maybe there is hope after all?" I may have superimposed too much of my own feelings onto this song. I don't know. One thing is certain: it's a great freakn' song |
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