I've always loved this song but I've also always thought it had a seriously dark side. The tune is haunting in its simplicity, and the stark fatalism next to the childish innocence in the lyrics suggests to me that some serious badness is stalking the singer. And this version is probably the most dreamlike and unsettling of all the covers I've heard, with the minor chords and the bridge like unhinged circus music.
Or maybe I've just seen "Heathers" too many times.
I've always loved this song but I've also always thought it had a seriously dark side. The tune is haunting in its simplicity, and the stark fatalism next to the childish innocence in the lyrics suggests to me that some serious badness is stalking the singer. And this version is probably the most dreamlike and unsettling of all the covers I've heard, with the minor chords and the bridge like unhinged circus music.
Or maybe I've just seen "Heathers" too many times.