The song translated into simpler terms from my point of view.
It's easy to get our music to reach white people.
Abuse them, go away for a while, then come back with an album.
They're being taught not to hold to anything.
Students in the modern school system encourage and force this upon each other.
This next part is possibly a reference to homo/bisexual teens.
(Sexual organs start exchanging
It feels like I'm in a Darger painting, Henry must have been lonely)
Henry Darger wrote stories and painted pictures of hermaphrodite children. (They were both boys and girls at the same time)
"Henry must have ben lonely"
He was a recluse, and Fran may be asserting that loneliness leads to homosexuality.
On to the chorus...
Van City is slang for Vancouver, Canada.
"Van City's got a wide array of suspects
They're not afraid to do whatever you suggest
Seems to be no shortage of the excess
So let's dive in, let's dive in"
Vancouver has the highest crime rate of any large Canadian city.
Fran seems to be saying, like in the first verse, and in a satirical fashion, go with the flow. Let's go to Van City and commit crimes, because everyone else does. Let's hold to no beliefs, or go homosexual (No, I'm not against homosexuality), or listen to From Autumn To Ashes just because everyone else is doing it,
Next verse...
I'm using big words so the fans can't tell what I'm saying (Nice try Fran)
I'll sing about what nobody thinks I will.
"Zip driven amputee, frustrated. Can't seem to get a clear connection"
(Zip is another word for an ounce of marijuana)
Marijuana addict frustrated because he can't understand the damn song!
He may stope listening to the song, impatient with this new style. (The change in Abandon Your Friends)
The cave in may be a reference to the band braking up, which was their plan until recently.
Last verse.
Amber is a type of LSD (drug)
If you die doing drugs, that doesn't mean you're a bad person or a good person.
Don't consider your life wasted. Even if you diodn't do drugs, you would die another way.
Don't ask me (Fran) what this song means. Figure it out yourself. (Which I think I just did)
Possibly a deep song, possibly I'm just overanalyzing it. Great song either way.
The song translated into simpler terms from my point of view.
It's easy to get our music to reach white people. Abuse them, go away for a while, then come back with an album. They're being taught not to hold to anything. Students in the modern school system encourage and force this upon each other.
This next part is possibly a reference to homo/bisexual teens. (Sexual organs start exchanging It feels like I'm in a Darger painting, Henry must have been lonely) Henry Darger wrote stories and painted pictures of hermaphrodite children. (They were both boys and girls at the same time) "Henry must have ben lonely" He was a recluse, and Fran may be asserting that loneliness leads to homosexuality.
On to the chorus...
Van City is slang for Vancouver, Canada. "Van City's got a wide array of suspects They're not afraid to do whatever you suggest Seems to be no shortage of the excess So let's dive in, let's dive in" Vancouver has the highest crime rate of any large Canadian city. Fran seems to be saying, like in the first verse, and in a satirical fashion, go with the flow. Let's go to Van City and commit crimes, because everyone else does. Let's hold to no beliefs, or go homosexual (No, I'm not against homosexuality), or listen to From Autumn To Ashes just because everyone else is doing it,
Next verse...
I'm using big words so the fans can't tell what I'm saying (Nice try Fran) I'll sing about what nobody thinks I will. "Zip driven amputee, frustrated. Can't seem to get a clear connection" (Zip is another word for an ounce of marijuana) Marijuana addict frustrated because he can't understand the damn song! He may stope listening to the song, impatient with this new style. (The change in Abandon Your Friends) The cave in may be a reference to the band braking up, which was their plan until recently.
Last verse. Amber is a type of LSD (drug) If you die doing drugs, that doesn't mean you're a bad person or a good person. Don't consider your life wasted. Even if you diodn't do drugs, you would die another way. Don't ask me (Fran) what this song means. Figure it out yourself. (Which I think I just did)
Possibly a deep song, possibly I'm just overanalyzing it. Great song either way.