Easily my favourite song from the 1996 album. I blame my parents for indoctrinating me at 4 years old!!
Obviously its about living on the rougher part of town. I think the 'rubies in the glass' are meant to represent blood of Mr Brown himself, and his other victims. In that Mr Brown has seen the 'rubies in the grass' of other people who he has stabbed and robbed he's bound to say something 'you talk about it' so he has to stab him as well.
Also the rubies are what the mugger (James) lives off, in that in order to take the money or whatever off his victims he has to kill them or else they would talk about what happened. So the blood of the person is like the money he takes off them? Am I making sense?
'The sun don't shine' in my opinion is a reference to wishing he could live life differently, as he knows this isnt the way forawrd but is kind of stuck in a rut. 'Why do you always lie?' suggests he's ignoring his conscience telling him he could live a more honest and easy life and sticking to his guns and stealing. Backing up his argument with his conscience he asks 'How would you know?' 'Can you feel?' both rhetorical questions, suggesting he's the one who has to live the life, his conscience couldn't undrestand.
Altogether sounding like a really troubling mental thing, arguing with himself, not knowing how to break the habit and get out alive and OK.
Thats the essay over, for such an awesome song I hope my interpretation is near enough and I haven't pulled it apart too much.
x
Easily my favourite song from the 1996 album. I blame my parents for indoctrinating me at 4 years old!! Obviously its about living on the rougher part of town. I think the 'rubies in the glass' are meant to represent blood of Mr Brown himself, and his other victims. In that Mr Brown has seen the 'rubies in the grass' of other people who he has stabbed and robbed he's bound to say something 'you talk about it' so he has to stab him as well. Also the rubies are what the mugger (James) lives off, in that in order to take the money or whatever off his victims he has to kill them or else they would talk about what happened. So the blood of the person is like the money he takes off them? Am I making sense? 'The sun don't shine' in my opinion is a reference to wishing he could live life differently, as he knows this isnt the way forawrd but is kind of stuck in a rut. 'Why do you always lie?' suggests he's ignoring his conscience telling him he could live a more honest and easy life and sticking to his guns and stealing. Backing up his argument with his conscience he asks 'How would you know?' 'Can you feel?' both rhetorical questions, suggesting he's the one who has to live the life, his conscience couldn't undrestand. Altogether sounding like a really troubling mental thing, arguing with himself, not knowing how to break the habit and get out alive and OK. Thats the essay over, for such an awesome song I hope my interpretation is near enough and I haven't pulled it apart too much. x