Okay...I can't help but be frustrated with what people think of this song. First, let me clarify something.
Yes, absolutely, yes, by all means form your own opinions and interpret songs and music how you like. Awesome. Good for you (But don't be a total idiot).
My point is that Ludo songs are never that metaphor-heavy. Like...ever. Their songs and lyrics are straightforward, simple to grasp, and pretty much awesome all the time. On the surface, this song sounds very much about a killer who slays a girl he's obsessed with. THAT'S what it's about. No abstract symbology or metaphor, just a guy who kills a girl. Simple as that is, Andrew's amazing descriptive powers make that simple idea into a fantastic song. Think about what it would be like to be that guy? The song almost sounds like a romance, and to that guy, while he may be removing the girls heart with his bare hands, it IS a romance. he's utterly consuming and destroying the object of his desires. Dark? Absolutely. But real.
Straightforward and simple. Andrew thought to himself "I'm gonna write a song about a killer," so that's what he did.
"This song is about when you're on vacation and your friends get eaten by a fuckin' lake." -- Andrew Volpe, lead singer and songwriter for Ludo, on Lake Pontchartrain.
Okay...I can't help but be frustrated with what people think of this song. First, let me clarify something.
Yes, absolutely, yes, by all means form your own opinions and interpret songs and music how you like. Awesome. Good for you (But don't be a total idiot).
My point is that Ludo songs are never that metaphor-heavy. Like...ever. Their songs and lyrics are straightforward, simple to grasp, and pretty much awesome all the time. On the surface, this song sounds very much about a killer who slays a girl he's obsessed with. THAT'S what it's about. No abstract symbology or metaphor, just a guy who kills a girl. Simple as that is, Andrew's amazing descriptive powers make that simple idea into a fantastic song. Think about what it would be like to be that guy? The song almost sounds like a romance, and to that guy, while he may be removing the girls heart with his bare hands, it IS a romance. he's utterly consuming and destroying the object of his desires. Dark? Absolutely. But real.
Straightforward and simple. Andrew thought to himself "I'm gonna write a song about a killer," so that's what he did.
"This song is about when you're on vacation and your friends get eaten by a fuckin' lake." -- Andrew Volpe, lead singer and songwriter for Ludo, on Lake Pontchartrain.
Hahahaha. I agree with that 100%
Hahahaha. I agree with that 100%
All their songs are very straight forward. Now I have to go see what people's interpretations are on Lake Pontchartrain.
All their songs are very straight forward. Now I have to go see what people's interpretations are on Lake Pontchartrain.