i read in a magazine (filter maybe?) that 1991 was when she decided that she'd quit acting or the year where she actually quit acting and took music seriously. hence the line "it was cut & run in '91".
i can't quite say what the different verses mean - they seem to have deeper underlying meanings beneath (almost like a song within a song) - but from what i gather it's about the things in life that you're not proud of. like when you made a fool of yourself when you were really drunk, or when you cut your ties with someone who played a significant part in your life whether romantically or not, or just stupid things you did that couldn't warrant any substantial reasoning. you can't really explain why it happened, and you're not proud of it, but it did.
and like "your little red wagon", you can't escape your sins/mistakes even if you've changed. your mistakes follow you wherever you go, as though you're parading them around as your little red wagon. and even though it's glaring and often precedes you - "you've gotta pull it".
i absolutely love that metaphor. she's got a knack for metaphors doesn't she? my fave from the album.
I think its a reference to the first Gulf War. We pulled out of there in '91 or so, and now (or 06 when this came out) it is considered to cut and run when we did the same thing before (re: Iraq) Obvs. I oversimplified the situation, but thats the gist of what I think she is saying.
I think its a reference to the first Gulf War. We pulled out of there in '91 or so, and now (or 06 when this came out) it is considered to cut and run when we did the same thing before (re: Iraq) Obvs. I oversimplified the situation, but thats the gist of what I think she is saying.
I only say this because the first reference to washington and hollywood sets up a political connotation.
I've read some interviews with her and she's pretty political, so I think it's more about that than quitting acting.
I only say this because the first reference to washington and hollywood sets up a political connotation.
I've read some interviews with her and she's pretty political, so I think it's more about that than quitting acting.
i read in a magazine (filter maybe?) that 1991 was when she decided that she'd quit acting or the year where she actually quit acting and took music seriously. hence the line "it was cut & run in '91".
i can't quite say what the different verses mean - they seem to have deeper underlying meanings beneath (almost like a song within a song) - but from what i gather it's about the things in life that you're not proud of. like when you made a fool of yourself when you were really drunk, or when you cut your ties with someone who played a significant part in your life whether romantically or not, or just stupid things you did that couldn't warrant any substantial reasoning. you can't really explain why it happened, and you're not proud of it, but it did.
and like "your little red wagon", you can't escape your sins/mistakes even if you've changed. your mistakes follow you wherever you go, as though you're parading them around as your little red wagon. and even though it's glaring and often precedes you - "you've gotta pull it".
i absolutely love that metaphor. she's got a knack for metaphors doesn't she? my fave from the album.
I think its a reference to the first Gulf War. We pulled out of there in '91 or so, and now (or 06 when this came out) it is considered to cut and run when we did the same thing before (re: Iraq) Obvs. I oversimplified the situation, but thats the gist of what I think she is saying.
I think its a reference to the first Gulf War. We pulled out of there in '91 or so, and now (or 06 when this came out) it is considered to cut and run when we did the same thing before (re: Iraq) Obvs. I oversimplified the situation, but thats the gist of what I think she is saying.
I only say this because the first reference to washington and hollywood sets up a political connotation. I've read some interviews with her and she's pretty political, so I think it's more about that than quitting acting.
I only say this because the first reference to washington and hollywood sets up a political connotation. I've read some interviews with her and she's pretty political, so I think it's more about that than quitting acting.