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Withered Hope Lyrics
Very Sad Sack is a sad bag
Very, very sad
Very Sad Sack
Withered Hope says she is his friend to the end,
But she doesn't like Very Sad Sack
Today Withered Hope saw the Very Sad Sack
And she tried not to meet his eyes
And he cut out a paper heart, pinned it to his arm
Gave her everything he was holding in his head
This is what he said:
Withered Hope, I'm in love with you
Want to live with you, Withered Hope
Are you going to say to me this can never be?
Are you going to say to me, Withered Hope?
Sad Sack
Sad Sack
Withered Hope says she has a soul mate
Living in a city in another state
But the soul mate thinks about a picture in a book of a beautiful crook
And the picture of the crook in the book is in love with the brand new motorbike
But the motorbike doesn't like crooks,
It's obsessed with the Very Sad Sack
Sad Sack, I'm in love with you
Want to live with you, Sad Sack
Are you going to say to me this can never be?
Are you going to say to me, Sad Sack?
Sad Sack
Sad Sack
Very, very sad
Very Sad Sack
But she doesn't like Very Sad Sack
And she tried not to meet his eyes
And he cut out a paper heart, pinned it to his arm
Gave her everything he was holding in his head
This is what he said:
Want to live with you, Withered Hope
Are you going to say to me this can never be?
Are you going to say to me, Withered Hope?
Sad Sack
Living in a city in another state
But the soul mate thinks about a picture in a book of a beautiful crook
And the picture of the crook in the book is in love with the brand new motorbike
But the motorbike doesn't like crooks,
It's obsessed with the Very Sad Sack
Want to live with you, Sad Sack
Are you going to say to me this can never be?
Are you going to say to me, Sad Sack?
Sad Sack
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Great song. This is probably my favorite from the album. Here is my literal interpretation:
This is a song about a crazy love pentagon between a sad bag, a 'withered hope', a soul mate, a picture in a book of a beautiful crook, and a brand new motorbike. But here is my real interpretation:
The first half is about how Sad Sack is trying to tell Withered Hope that he is love with her, but she won't listen and just wants to be friends. Sad Sack can't believe that he has been turned down by Withered Hope. The second half follows a line of people (things?) back to Sad Sack, and it turns out that Sad Sack is doing the same thing to the brand new motorbike, hence the same lines repeated with Sad Sack replacing Withered Hope. I think what they are trying to say is that when someone turns you down, or when you are turning someone down, you always have to view it from the other perspective.