Just like everyone else I’ve talked to, I misheard the line “she’s your anchor, my boy” as “she’s a regular whore” the first time I heard it. While both lines actually seem to fit with the song amusingly enough, I truly enjoy how the metaphor of the anchor in the real lyrics connects this song with the rest of the songs on the album, particularly Voice of Reason. Whether intentional or not, I also found it really interesting that this song seems to convey a very similar message to the one conveyed in the song Opportunity Cost by Aman Amun, the musical project of CA band member Brian.
I must say that I love the line “How can you call yourself in love when deep down you feel incomplete” as well. The way it’s sung makes it stand out from the rest of the lyrics, and it seems to sum up the basic point of the song. This girl is preventing the main character from achieving his goals… if she was truly right for him instead of being “society’s pearl”, she would have supported him rather than encouraged him to get a financially secure but soul-draining job.
I’d like to revise my statement on the comparison between this song and Opportunity Cost. I recently found the lyrics to the Aman Amun song and realized that, while both songs share the idea that relationships may hinder a person’s ability to achieve his goals, Opportunity Cost presents a loving view of the woman he must leave, and DJ Dormio certainly does not. In fact, the woman mentioned in DJ Dormio seems to merely exist as an obstacle and a representation of society’s ideals on the Somnambulist CD.
I’d like to revise my statement on the comparison between this song and Opportunity Cost. I recently found the lyrics to the Aman Amun song and realized that, while both songs share the idea that relationships may hinder a person’s ability to achieve his goals, Opportunity Cost presents a loving view of the woman he must leave, and DJ Dormio certainly does not. In fact, the woman mentioned in DJ Dormio seems to merely exist as an obstacle and a representation of society’s ideals on the Somnambulist CD.
I love analyzing and over analyzing these songs. :D
I love analyzing and over analyzing these songs. :D
Just like everyone else I’ve talked to, I misheard the line “she’s your anchor, my boy” as “she’s a regular whore” the first time I heard it. While both lines actually seem to fit with the song amusingly enough, I truly enjoy how the metaphor of the anchor in the real lyrics connects this song with the rest of the songs on the album, particularly Voice of Reason. Whether intentional or not, I also found it really interesting that this song seems to convey a very similar message to the one conveyed in the song Opportunity Cost by Aman Amun, the musical project of CA band member Brian.
I must say that I love the line “How can you call yourself in love when deep down you feel incomplete” as well. The way it’s sung makes it stand out from the rest of the lyrics, and it seems to sum up the basic point of the song. This girl is preventing the main character from achieving his goals… if she was truly right for him instead of being “society’s pearl”, she would have supported him rather than encouraged him to get a financially secure but soul-draining job.
I’d like to revise my statement on the comparison between this song and Opportunity Cost. I recently found the lyrics to the Aman Amun song and realized that, while both songs share the idea that relationships may hinder a person’s ability to achieve his goals, Opportunity Cost presents a loving view of the woman he must leave, and DJ Dormio certainly does not. In fact, the woman mentioned in DJ Dormio seems to merely exist as an obstacle and a representation of society’s ideals on the Somnambulist CD.
I’d like to revise my statement on the comparison between this song and Opportunity Cost. I recently found the lyrics to the Aman Amun song and realized that, while both songs share the idea that relationships may hinder a person’s ability to achieve his goals, Opportunity Cost presents a loving view of the woman he must leave, and DJ Dormio certainly does not. In fact, the woman mentioned in DJ Dormio seems to merely exist as an obstacle and a representation of society’s ideals on the Somnambulist CD.
I love analyzing and over analyzing these songs. :D
I love analyzing and over analyzing these songs. :D