| The Weakerthans – Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Signed up just because of this song. Here's my take on the lyrics, which basically agree with everything that you folks have said. Virtute's departure is explained in the first four lines of the song. The rain, the loamy dirt, and the half-moon all whispered for Virtute to "go". All of these natural, outdoorsy things remind Virtute about the freedom that she had being a feral, outdoorsy cat, and these things convince her to leave and go back to that life. She feels taken for granted by her owner, who prefers his beer to Virtute and who likes wallowing in self-pity (from the first song). Now, she's back to being a feral cat who can't remember the sound her owner once made for her (Virtute, her name). But yet she still finds herself thinking wistfully about her ex-owner, even as her memories of him are leaving. I have heard a LOT of songs in my lifetime. A LOT. And none of them hit me as hard as this one does. As much as I love it, I also find it sort of hard to listen to, as it makes me want to cry every time I do. My girlfriend simply refuses to listen to this song because it breaks her heart every time. God willing, on the next release by The Weakerthans, there will be a song called "Virtute The Cat Explains Her Return". There has to be. Please? |
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