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Memory Boy Lyrics
Did you stick with me?
Let me jog my memory
I see you leaving
Oh, don't forget your TV
It's not a house anymore
That October
He came over every day
The smell of loose leaf
Joints on jeans and we would play
It's not a house anymore
Try to recognize your son
In your eyes he's gone, gone, gone
Is there anyone?
Who wants to see the sun go
down, down, down
Let me jog my memory
I see you leaving
Oh, don't forget your TV
He came over every day
The smell of loose leaf
Joints on jeans and we would play
In your eyes he's gone, gone, gone
Is there anyone?
Who wants to see the sun go
down, down, down
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To me it's about the way we reconstruct the places we've been and re-experience them in the process of remembering them. And when those memories are lost to age or disease, the places and people in them evaporate, they no longer exist. "It's not a house anymore", its original meaning is corrupted or lost. And it's especially painful when it's a person who's lost.
The closing line is beautiful, is there anyone who really wants to see time keep moving, to lose the moment and only have the memory?
That makes sense!
That makes sense!
I interpreted the "Try to recognize your son"-part as a kick against your father molding you to be like him and not giving you the freedom to be yourself.
I interpreted the "Try to recognize your son"-part as a kick against your father molding you to be like him and not giving you the freedom to be yourself.
Then the "Is there anyone who wants to see the sun?"-part continues on that path. He's pretty much saying that people like to think that they embrace change but in reality, it's often fought against and not wanted.
Then the "Is there anyone who wants to see the sun?"-part continues on that path. He's pretty much saying that people like to think that they embrace change but in reality, it's often fought against and not wanted.
you're thinking too abstract. yes, the last line is a general statement, but you're assuming that the entire song is talking about this as a general situation. The song is pretty straightforward, it's about a spouse departing and breaking a family up.
you're thinking too abstract. yes, the last line is a general statement, but you're assuming that the entire song is talking about this as a general situation. The song is pretty straightforward, it's about a spouse departing and breaking a family up.
As a CSA survivor diagnosed with PTSD, I'd be very surprised if this song isn't about childhood sexual abuse. I can admit that I often see the ugliest side of anything, but since Bradford Cox has revealed that he too is a survivor (see http://pitchfork.com/news/27184-deerhunters-cox-explains-recent-blog-posts/ ) this theory is probably worth a second glance. So many of his lyrics - especially on Microcastle, Halcyon Digest and Monomania - are spot on as far as PTSD goes. Anyway, amazing song, these guys play raw and real. Bradford has been my voice so many many times when my own words get stuck in my throat. Rock on!
So catchy. "It's not a house anymore."