My best blond best friend took care of his blond little brother while going deeper and deeper into addiction. One day, when I was out of the country, I got a call from little TC, heavily into pills himself, that his big brother took an overdose and was in hospital. He sounded too quiet on the phone. When I got back, my best friend was in a mental institution he'll never leave and TC was waiting for me sedately on the stairs. He was shipped off to his cold father soon afterwards. This song, to me, is about them, and how secrets stay in the family until it's torn apart.
My best blond best friend took care of his blond little brother while going deeper and deeper into addiction. One day, when I was out of the country, I got a call from little TC, heavily into pills himself, that his big brother took an overdose and was in hospital. He sounded too quiet on the phone. When I got back, my best friend was in a mental institution he'll never leave and TC was waiting for me sedately on the stairs. He was shipped off to his cold father soon afterwards. This song, to me, is about them, and how secrets stay in the family until it's torn apart.