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Forever and ever, even today and after
I kept our picture forever
Back in the late 50's we went to the prom and kissing
But you went home with Tom Ripley
Throw the guy a meat bone, put him on a train
That's the way it should end
Living on the outskirts, 40 miles away
Where the lonely road ends
Where the guitar gangsters sing
Forever and ever, even today and after
I still believe you can hear me
Believer, deceiver, the question lies beneath the
letter I wrote you in late May
I kept our picture forever
Back in the late 50's we went to the prom and kissing
But you went home with Tom Ripley
That's the way it should end
Living on the outskirts, 40 miles away
Where the lonely road ends
Where the guitar gangsters sing
I still believe you can hear me
Believer, deceiver, the question lies beneath the
letter I wrote you in late May
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According to the booklet, this song is about one of the people living in "The 10 House City," where the story of this album takes place. Here they are reminiscing back on the only true love they had back in the 50s at his school prom.
It also references Tom Ripley, a fictional character in the Ripley series of crime novels by American novelist Patricia Highsmith, as well as several film adaptations. He is a psychopathic career criminal, con artist, and serial killer, so it's easy to believe that his true love was killed by him long ago.
Alright let me know if I'm crazy.
He went to prom with this girl, who went home with Tom Ripley, that's pretty obvious. Tom Ripley killed her. I figure he killed her cause a) Tom Ripley killed people b) "forever and ever, even today and after; I still believe you can hear me" - seems like she's dead just from that sentence c) "Believer, deceiver, the question lies beneath the letter I wrote you in late May" - I'm guessing he wrote her a letter, and put it on top of her casket at the funeral.
How was my aim, you think?
O.O You god of music decryption!
O.O You god of music decryption!
@crispy429 From the last line, I think this is the beginning of Mr. Cadillac's story, and that Tom Ripley and his estranged prom date were the ones who shot him and left him in the car to die.
@crispy429 From the last line, I think this is the beginning of Mr. Cadillac's story, and that Tom Ripley and his estranged prom date were the ones who shot him and left him in the car to die.