Beautifully and subtlely written poem basically describing being used by someone you love. Signing up for their problems (inheriting, or being sucked into a family tree) by being with that person in a relationship, giving his/her life up for that person and getting nothing in return.
Two dynamics are represented in the song, first the narrator is used up, then the narrator gives up. Second, the person the song is about only thinks of themselves so they never understand why or how the other person feels empty from all the giving.
So number one has to figure out to stay or to go
"You're perfect, yes its true"
(yeah you have everything you want)
but without me you are only you
(what do you really have in the end)
Your menstruating heart
It ain't bleedin' enough for two
(you only have enough love for yourself)
so, hense, it's a midlife crisis, by the time you found out you are with a person who sucks the life out of you, you've pretty much had all the life sucked out already, so now what do you do?
Ah, yes, I agree with you. That's what I was trying to say, but I didn't read your post before I replied to these comments. I think that Mike Patton was being over sarcastic, and said the first thing that came to his mind when he said that the song was about Madonna. We all know that Mike Patton talks bs to reporters sometimes.
Ah, yes, I agree with you. That's what I was trying to say, but I didn't read your post before I replied to these comments. I think that Mike Patton was being over sarcastic, and said the first thing that came to his mind when he said that the song was about Madonna. We all know that Mike Patton talks bs to reporters sometimes.
@naderkid I completely agree with this. It is the feeling I get from the song. But I also get a he's decided to leave that person. The midlife crisis is him trying to reassert and reinvent himself.
"You're perfect, yes its true"
(yeah you can do no wrong - sarcasm)
But without me you're only you
(you will be alone when I leave)
Your menstruating heart
It ain't bleedin' enough for two
(all your protesting can't stop me from leaving)
@naderkid I completely agree with this. It is the feeling I get from the song. But I also get a he's decided to leave that person. The midlife crisis is him trying to reassert and reinvent himself.
"You're perfect, yes its true"
(yeah you can do no wrong - sarcasm)
But without me you're only you
(you will be alone when I leave)
Your menstruating heart
It ain't bleedin' enough for two
(all your protesting can't stop me from leaving)
Beautifully and subtlely written poem basically describing being used by someone you love. Signing up for their problems (inheriting, or being sucked into a family tree) by being with that person in a relationship, giving his/her life up for that person and getting nothing in return.
Two dynamics are represented in the song, first the narrator is used up, then the narrator gives up. Second, the person the song is about only thinks of themselves so they never understand why or how the other person feels empty from all the giving.
So number one has to figure out to stay or to go
"You're perfect, yes its true" (yeah you have everything you want) but without me you are only you (what do you really have in the end) Your menstruating heart It ain't bleedin' enough for two (you only have enough love for yourself)
so, hense, it's a midlife crisis, by the time you found out you are with a person who sucks the life out of you, you've pretty much had all the life sucked out already, so now what do you do?
Ah, yes, I agree with you. That's what I was trying to say, but I didn't read your post before I replied to these comments. I think that Mike Patton was being over sarcastic, and said the first thing that came to his mind when he said that the song was about Madonna. We all know that Mike Patton talks bs to reporters sometimes.
Ah, yes, I agree with you. That's what I was trying to say, but I didn't read your post before I replied to these comments. I think that Mike Patton was being over sarcastic, and said the first thing that came to his mind when he said that the song was about Madonna. We all know that Mike Patton talks bs to reporters sometimes.
@naderkid I completely agree with this. It is the feeling I get from the song. But I also get a he's decided to leave that person. The midlife crisis is him trying to reassert and reinvent himself. "You're perfect, yes its true" (yeah you can do no wrong - sarcasm) But without me you're only you (you will be alone when I leave) Your menstruating heart It ain't bleedin' enough for two (all your protesting can't stop me from leaving)
@naderkid I completely agree with this. It is the feeling I get from the song. But I also get a he's decided to leave that person. The midlife crisis is him trying to reassert and reinvent himself. "You're perfect, yes its true" (yeah you can do no wrong - sarcasm) But without me you're only you (you will be alone when I leave) Your menstruating heart It ain't bleedin' enough for two (all your protesting can't stop me from leaving)