Everything For Free

I bought K's Choice '10' which has songs from 93 till 03. It's a great album. In the sleeve Sarah say's about this song "I tried to paint a picture of a mental patient who feels grateful for being put in a situation where he's no longer resonsible for anything, a life in which other people decide for you and all you have to do is smile and be nice"

It's exactly the way she paints it.

I agree with just about everyone else. I think this is a sane person who is in a mental institution and wants to stay there because they don't have to deal with everyday life and the crap that comes with it. I didn't realise how good this song is until it i listened to it full volume on my i-pod ( I strongly recommend doing that)

Sounds like a song about being commented. Anyone?

i think this song is about someone with mental illness whos trapped inside their head, though the story is told as if they are trapped in a hospital, i dunno thats how i think of it, i feel its deeply emotional though :'(

I agree with u in a way mrsmolko, i get the full impression of someone who is in an insane asyllum, i think it is deep though, check out da lyrics to "Virgin State of Mind" and I think youll get the impression of someone getting out of a mental state.

i do agree with both of you...but...i choose to think of it as like she met a guy doesnt really know him, but he seems nice...and so she invites him to her party...and i dunno i just think of it as a crush...

i agree with u sparkling rage, in a way, it does sound like that, and it could very well be that, considering that, as far as I know, neither Sarah, or Gert have ever experienced any kind of depression, that was publicised anyway,but they could be speaking of someone they know, Sarah and Gert dont write out of no where to sell records, they write from the heart, so I think this song may either be really deep, or really shallow, but not without meaning like certain....cough N'SYNC....cough songs.

I used to think it was about a prostitute xDD

Then I listened to the words closer and I think it's someone trapped...

Or maybe like some of you people said with the mental idea o-o;

Billy is a mental patient, in a mental institution. The song takes a very child-like approach to the character's situation. It starts out very innocent and as the song progresses you begin to see hints of Billy's real character and the irony of what she's saying in relation to where she is. It's sort of like a window to what goes on inside a mental patient's head (not a generalization though).

This is how I see it: Billy is at a mental hospital. And he's used to talking to shrinks, which is why he offers to share things like dreams and stories. I think he's not really crazy, at least not as much as everyone else, but he's there because he likes the simplicity of it. He's getting everything he needs for free, and he doesn't have to think about things like what to do or where to go.