Well I think I'll give it it a wack. First I think I should identify several motifs that are present. I'm pretty sure the lines about a "sweater" are metaphors for isolation. Sweaters are cozy and comfy, and not to mention their cultural reference to emo and screamo, in wich lyrics often deal with depression and emotional isolation. Also the sections where the two vocalist go back and forth(the "You have tried, i'm afraid" part) is also repeated. Its revolves around the theme of being unsure or feeling akward with perosnel relationships with others.
Okay, now I'll try to interpret the individual peices. "Give him back his sweater that poor fellow has only orchestrated symphonies into the poisoned ant hills" sounds to me that someone has drawn the narrorator out of his comfortable isolation, maybe even picked on him(intentionally or not). The symphonies might be some kind of art, like written poems or songs, and the ant hills refer to the isolation. Although it may offer protection, it is psychologically dangerous, thus the "poison".
"Just like a cat without a mouse it masturbates it violates." also deals with isolation. Without anyone around the narrorator may resort to narcissism, and metaphorically "masterbating" with his own creativity.
"Maybe it's the ability to choose that makes a wounded player take to the field and laugh at his injury than to be fed peas and carrots by his sitter." This I beleive is saying that its better to accept your personel hangups, awell as others, and try to interact with others instead of going off in your "sweater" because everyone is unsympathetic or intellecually lacking.
"Farewell to the oldsmobile acknowledge the new models." To me seems out of place. What i got was that we should worry about what is happening now, rather to be stuck in the past. But then again maybe he is saying goodbye to his old ways and acknowledging the new models.
"Set me back in my old sweater tonight for an hour or two I can obtain satisfaction mutilating ones humiliating me.". This is wanting to go back into isolation after having a hard time. Possibly the same thing that put the narrorator into isolation made him want to return to it.
"What is the point of laying in a comfortable position if you can't fall asleep in it?". This line i'm not to sure how to interpret. It either means what is the point of isolation if it gets you nothing. Or it could mean whats the point of learning to be social with others if it offers no satisfaction or intellecual stimulus.
Well that is how I interpret "Like A Cat", it makes sense to me. But everytime I listen to the song now I can't help but to think that maybe it has somethig to do with gay romance. Maybe the root of all this is homosexuality, and the refrain may be about two guys having sex and feeling unsure of who they are after words. I don't know....
Well I think I'll give it it a wack. First I think I should identify several motifs that are present. I'm pretty sure the lines about a "sweater" are metaphors for isolation. Sweaters are cozy and comfy, and not to mention their cultural reference to emo and screamo, in wich lyrics often deal with depression and emotional isolation. Also the sections where the two vocalist go back and forth(the "You have tried, i'm afraid" part) is also repeated. Its revolves around the theme of being unsure or feeling akward with perosnel relationships with others.
Okay, now I'll try to interpret the individual peices. "Give him back his sweater that poor fellow has only orchestrated symphonies into the poisoned ant hills" sounds to me that someone has drawn the narrorator out of his comfortable isolation, maybe even picked on him(intentionally or not). The symphonies might be some kind of art, like written poems or songs, and the ant hills refer to the isolation. Although it may offer protection, it is psychologically dangerous, thus the "poison".
"Just like a cat without a mouse it masturbates it violates." also deals with isolation. Without anyone around the narrorator may resort to narcissism, and metaphorically "masterbating" with his own creativity.
"Maybe it's the ability to choose that makes a wounded player take to the field and laugh at his injury than to be fed peas and carrots by his sitter." This I beleive is saying that its better to accept your personel hangups, awell as others, and try to interact with others instead of going off in your "sweater" because everyone is unsympathetic or intellecually lacking.
"Farewell to the oldsmobile acknowledge the new models." To me seems out of place. What i got was that we should worry about what is happening now, rather to be stuck in the past. But then again maybe he is saying goodbye to his old ways and acknowledging the new models.
"Set me back in my old sweater tonight for an hour or two I can obtain satisfaction mutilating ones humiliating me.". This is wanting to go back into isolation after having a hard time. Possibly the same thing that put the narrorator into isolation made him want to return to it.
"What is the point of laying in a comfortable position if you can't fall asleep in it?". This line i'm not to sure how to interpret. It either means what is the point of isolation if it gets you nothing. Or it could mean whats the point of learning to be social with others if it offers no satisfaction or intellecual stimulus.
Well that is how I interpret "Like A Cat", it makes sense to me. But everytime I listen to the song now I can't help but to think that maybe it has somethig to do with gay romance. Maybe the root of all this is homosexuality, and the refrain may be about two guys having sex and feeling unsure of who they are after words. I don't know....