Yeah, I agree with lots of what was said above. In fact the 'childhood glimpse of pornography' is autobiographical,- Richey had to run outside to be sick after being shown a porn mag by friend.
The lines are 'there is no true love/just a finely-tuned jealousy' and 'desire on its knees' are strongly linked and give the song a lot of its meaning. Richey had a Buddhist-like wish to shed himself of desire, believing that without desire he would be strong (and, of course, he sadly failed). Similarly, he believed that not falling in love kept him strong (and he may well have been capable of this). He agreed with Marxist thought that being half of a couple weakened you, made you dependent. Dependent on restraining your own biological urge, and dependent on someone else when everyone else is a potential betrayer. It makes you easily controllable by the state; domesticated, with responsibilities, and feeble.
Yeah, I agree with lots of what was said above. In fact the 'childhood glimpse of pornography' is autobiographical,- Richey had to run outside to be sick after being shown a porn mag by friend.
The lines are 'there is no true love/just a finely-tuned jealousy' and 'desire on its knees' are strongly linked and give the song a lot of its meaning. Richey had a Buddhist-like wish to shed himself of desire, believing that without desire he would be strong (and, of course, he sadly failed). Similarly, he believed that not falling in love kept him strong (and he may well have been capable of this). He agreed with Marxist thought that being half of a couple weakened you, made you dependent. Dependent on restraining your own biological urge, and dependent on someone else when everyone else is a potential betrayer. It makes you easily controllable by the state; domesticated, with responsibilities, and feeble.