i think this song is about 2 people- person A is a super naturally talented or gifted person. person B works hard in order to achieve any measure of success. many of the lines are contrasting between these people.
parting the waters- like moses, exhibiting great command, while B struggles just to swim, but is still drowning
casual slaughters- slaughters is to kill many people, which ought to be a very difficult thing, A is able to do it casually with little effort, meanwhile B is doing a lot of work. this line seems to connote the ingratefullness of A to B. hinting at some type of relationship between them.
grand piano- the best type of piano, relative to an upright piano or keyboard etc. person A has one, but doesn't even have the ability to appreciate it fully since they don't even play it, showing how blessed/gifted/lucky they are, meanwhile B does play piano but is unlucky/unfortunate/unable to posess one. kinda like fans at an NBA game sitting in the $200 front row who don't cheer while $20 tickets in the back are chanting and screaming.
part the waters- exhibiting great command, while B is unable to even quench their thirst with them, lacking any command at all.
friends to tea/credit cards/foot the bill-again showing ingratefullness of A to B
summary- kinda about person B who does all the work for person A while A getrs all the spotlight and reaps the good things from B's work. many relationships like this- songwriters who write for artists, the earnest and manipulated boyfriend/girlfriend, etc.
i think this song is about 2 people- person A is a super naturally talented or gifted person. person B works hard in order to achieve any measure of success. many of the lines are contrasting between these people.
parting the waters- like moses, exhibiting great command, while B struggles just to swim, but is still drowning
casual slaughters- slaughters is to kill many people, which ought to be a very difficult thing, A is able to do it casually with little effort, meanwhile B is doing a lot of work. this line seems to connote the ingratefullness of A to B. hinting at some type of relationship between them.
grand piano- the best type of piano, relative to an upright piano or keyboard etc. person A has one, but doesn't even have the ability to appreciate it fully since they don't even play it, showing how blessed/gifted/lucky they are, meanwhile B does play piano but is unlucky/unfortunate/unable to posess one. kinda like fans at an NBA game sitting in the $200 front row who don't cheer while $20 tickets in the back are chanting and screaming.
part the waters- exhibiting great command, while B is unable to even quench their thirst with them, lacking any command at all.
friends to tea/credit cards/foot the bill-again showing ingratefullness of A to B
summary- kinda about person B who does all the work for person A while A getrs all the spotlight and reaps the good things from B's work. many relationships like this- songwriters who write for artists, the earnest and manipulated boyfriend/girlfriend, etc.
just how it makes sense to me anyways.