Totally Confused

Here's my guess:

The imagery of 'a ten foot man making his lunch' leaves me to imagine that this is a heart-rending song about his father. It sounds like something he wrote when he was a boy — when his father seemed huge to him.

He's 'totally confused' — because it sounds like his experience is that the relationship is chaotic. Sometimes the dad is whispering in his ear, and other times screaming in his face. Then there's the perception that this adult does confounding, disconnected things, leaving the son feeling disrespected and at risk.

In the chorus it sounds like he's incredulous how much he cares — like he's walled himself off, and sees himself as being self-contained. He sounds perplexed at himself, because he feels like normally he 'never never wants it' (a family member's attention and/or love).

But even though the experiences with his father are mixed, and he's confused — he confesses early in the song "You'll never understand. I want you so much."

Having had a conflicted relationship with my alternately charismatic/abusive stepdad, this leaps out to me as a father and son theme. But of course, I could be wrong :)

One of the strangest, yet simplest, love songs ever... enthralling portrait of being enthralled..

I've had this song stuck in my head all day..very randomly.

Before today, I hadn't listened to this song for forever. But now it's, like, one of my favorites, again. [x

As for the meaning, I wouldn't really know..but, yes, I do think it's a strange, simple, and insanely awesome love song!

This is by far one of the catchiest songs ever written. Beck's early little folk songs are pure genius. "Alcohol" is equally great.

Wow. This song sums up a sentiment I think we've all experienced in love, probably more times than we like....

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everything is ordinary but the way he feels about her

and he doesn't understand how it happened