I think a lot of you have got this song's meaning very wrong. Just by the sheer cliche attitude of the lyrics you can tell that that is their purpose. The song begs you to think of that girl that did just what the lyrics tell you. The over-dramatic monologue is purposely dramatized. This song is about that girl that wore the black t-shirts, smothered her face in dark eye-liner. That girl who you could see from miles away because the complete darkness of her hair created a void in the distance that one could not mistake for another. This song is about someone's secret love for that girl. Clearly the lover can see through her teenage facade. He knows she is a real "bubblegum" teenage girl at heart, and that is what influences his love, "for Graveyard Girl."
I think this is most evident in the way the girl says "Don't you?" I mean, there are dark and depressed, truly world-weary people, but they are not usually desperate for people to agree with them :). It's cute, not dark. That being said, I think this is a very sympathetic and realistic portrayal of that mindset.
I think this is most evident in the way the girl says "Don't you?" I mean, there are dark and depressed, truly world-weary people, but they are not usually desperate for people to agree with them :). It's cute, not dark. That being said, I think this is a very sympathetic and realistic portrayal of that mindset.
Thank you, epiphony11. I'm just discovering this album 4 years later. Graveyard Girl is a brilliant song, as is your description of its meaning. Very well said.
Thank you, epiphony11. I'm just discovering this album 4 years later. Graveyard Girl is a brilliant song, as is your description of its meaning. Very well said.
I think a lot of you have got this song's meaning very wrong. Just by the sheer cliche attitude of the lyrics you can tell that that is their purpose. The song begs you to think of that girl that did just what the lyrics tell you. The over-dramatic monologue is purposely dramatized. This song is about that girl that wore the black t-shirts, smothered her face in dark eye-liner. That girl who you could see from miles away because the complete darkness of her hair created a void in the distance that one could not mistake for another. This song is about someone's secret love for that girl. Clearly the lover can see through her teenage facade. He knows she is a real "bubblegum" teenage girl at heart, and that is what influences his love, "for Graveyard Girl."
Hope that clears some things up.
spot on, listen to this person! the melodrama is intentional; its supposed to be almost ironic.
spot on, listen to this person! the melodrama is intentional; its supposed to be almost ironic.
I think this is most evident in the way the girl says "Don't you?" I mean, there are dark and depressed, truly world-weary people, but they are not usually desperate for people to agree with them :). It's cute, not dark. That being said, I think this is a very sympathetic and realistic portrayal of that mindset.
I think this is most evident in the way the girl says "Don't you?" I mean, there are dark and depressed, truly world-weary people, but they are not usually desperate for people to agree with them :). It's cute, not dark. That being said, I think this is a very sympathetic and realistic portrayal of that mindset.
Thank you, epiphony11. I'm just discovering this album 4 years later. Graveyard Girl is a brilliant song, as is your description of its meaning. Very well said.
Thank you, epiphony11. I'm just discovering this album 4 years later. Graveyard Girl is a brilliant song, as is your description of its meaning. Very well said.