well it makes sense if you dont see it as a conversation at all
its him talking to his wife because she is leaving him
the beging of the song is them when they are already split up
"You'll raise the daughter and she'll raise the son.(split custody of the kids)
You'll live like two people that wish they were one.( two people that wish they were still together)
She may not be perfect,
but oh my friend neither are you."
"You feel like you're waiting for somebody,
to remind you of all the things,
that you're supposed to do.
Careful what you reach for,
one more step and you're falling through."
(speaking to himself -- the things hes supposed to do meaning to make things right with his wife)
"Your family's a joke and your job is your life.
The time spent without them,
is time spent most every night.
Get your house in order,
'cause it's gonna be a bumpy ride."
(once again to himself--showing that they are splitting because he works to much and doesnt spend time with his family)
"I work my hands right down to the bone,
still you don't give me what I want.
You are so ungrateful,
we're more like a house than a home.
Please dear understand,
I'm sorry again for all that I said.
How could you leave?
I swear that I'll be a better man.
Well, go ahead and run, run, run,
from the man with the gun in his hand.
Darling I would shoot you before I would ever
let you leave.
Oh, dear God."
(simply what he is saying to his wife as she leaves)
saying that he works hard for the family and shes ungrateful
begging her not to leave and that if she stays he will be a better man
and then it explains the self conflict when he is killing her
"In a certain place I've kept my outs,
one for us both, two for my doubts,
I'm shaking.
I'm hollow because I know how to get this done
so I will be the only to follow,
to follow through with this."
and the last lines are him comforting his daughter because her mother is dead
I agree with 95% of what you said, but I'm pretty sure that 'the murder' is figurative. I.E.: The husband has killed the marriage. And the end part is him talking to his daughter about her mother. (the beggining of the song explaines that the husband has custody over the daughter). The grave of the mother signifies the death of the daughter's mother-figure.
I also think that the title of the song means how our society is becoming to believe that divorce is inevitable; it can't be stopped.
I agree with 95% of what you said, but I'm pretty sure that 'the murder' is figurative. I.E.: The husband has killed the marriage. And the end part is him talking to his daughter about her mother. (the beggining of the song explaines that the husband has custody over the daughter). The grave of the mother signifies the death of the daughter's mother-figure.
I also think that the title of the song means how our society is becoming to believe that divorce is inevitable; it can't be stopped.
well it makes sense if you dont see it as a conversation at all
its him talking to his wife because she is leaving him
the beging of the song is them when they are already split up
"You'll raise the daughter and she'll raise the son.(split custody of the kids)
You'll live like two people that wish they were one.( two people that wish they were still together) She may not be perfect, but oh my friend neither are you."
"You feel like you're waiting for somebody, to remind you of all the things, that you're supposed to do. Careful what you reach for, one more step and you're falling through." (speaking to himself -- the things hes supposed to do meaning to make things right with his wife)
"Your family's a joke and your job is your life. The time spent without them, is time spent most every night. Get your house in order, 'cause it's gonna be a bumpy ride." (once again to himself--showing that they are splitting because he works to much and doesnt spend time with his family)
"I work my hands right down to the bone, still you don't give me what I want. You are so ungrateful, we're more like a house than a home. Please dear understand, I'm sorry again for all that I said. How could you leave? I swear that I'll be a better man. Well, go ahead and run, run, run, from the man with the gun in his hand. Darling I would shoot you before I would ever let you leave. Oh, dear God." (simply what he is saying to his wife as she leaves) saying that he works hard for the family and shes ungrateful begging her not to leave and that if she stays he will be a better man
and then it explains the self conflict when he is killing her "In a certain place I've kept my outs, one for us both, two for my doubts, I'm shaking. I'm hollow because I know how to get this done so I will be the only to follow, to follow through with this."
and the last lines are him comforting his daughter because her mother is dead
I agree with 95% of what you said, but I'm pretty sure that 'the murder' is figurative. I.E.: The husband has killed the marriage. And the end part is him talking to his daughter about her mother. (the beggining of the song explaines that the husband has custody over the daughter). The grave of the mother signifies the death of the daughter's mother-figure. I also think that the title of the song means how our society is becoming to believe that divorce is inevitable; it can't be stopped.
I agree with 95% of what you said, but I'm pretty sure that 'the murder' is figurative. I.E.: The husband has killed the marriage. And the end part is him talking to his daughter about her mother. (the beggining of the song explaines that the husband has custody over the daughter). The grave of the mother signifies the death of the daughter's mother-figure. I also think that the title of the song means how our society is becoming to believe that divorce is inevitable; it can't be stopped.