The Medication Is Wearing Off

I think the song is actually about his mother. Both she and E's sister passed away when E started writing this album. The only reason I say it's about his mother and not his sister is the line "break your mothers heart". Also, E's sister was a huge part of how he got into music, so I would think he would use some type of musical object as a gift from her.

one of the cool things about eels is how they combine quite upbeat tunes with meaningful (and usually quite emotional) lyrics. without listening to the lyrics it sounds reasonably cheerful but when you listen to what he's saying it's really quite creepy. About a watch that his sister gave him for christmas before she died. brilliant. thats what i think anyways...

i read somewhere that it's a response to "Novocaine for the Soul."

sunrise on the corner of sunset and alvarado i think

what the hell do i do now

watch the day disintegrate

so i can stay up late and wait

god. damn.

Well, I'm not clear on this for some reason, but maybe it's possible that the song is about his sister, and the line "break your mother's heart" is actually a reference to his sister killing herself, and his mother being heartbroken.

Well, wouldn't you be?

Not if I was dead.

Earlier in the album 'Electro Shock Blues' there is a song 'I am OK', This song is possible about mental health medication wearing off, feeling very trippy and not being able to keep track of time.

I think this song is about pain meds, especially considering he mentions his mom, I bet is from that moment the opioid wears off and you wake up in pain.