My initial reaction to the song and the lyrics was one about a souless relationship with childrne. Both parties are just going through the motions, for example they still sleep in the same bed but don't feel any attachment
"we all go to sleep in the same place
and in the morning, hope that we're all the same
just sit around like broke down cars in the lot
waiting for repairs"
The day to day life is lacking any fizz or passion, they both are unhappy with everything, and it implies that the rest of the family notice the breakdown in their parents relationship and they too reflect the hopelessness of the situation, the homelife is painfully dull but the two adults are too spineless to end the relationship.
"Well, I wish that I was as good as you
caring and trusting.
And I wish that my condition was new
but I'm old and rusting.
So we just hurry up only to wait,
add to the list of all the places we hate.
And I pretend like I got something to say,
but I've got nothing."
This just outline some of the themes present in their relationship.
"now I know that you stole
from the cradles they were rocked in
you took the first words that they spoke
yeah, you stole
so if I'm a liar and you're a thief
at least we both know where the other one sleeps
let's end this tonight
because you stole
from the cradles they were rocked in
you took the first words that they spoke
yeah, you stole"
This section either refers to a future where they have split up and she has the kids and hence influences them against their father. Or they havent got divorced just yet but she is stealing them slowly away from him, further isolating him. Also the Liar and Thief might also refer to things that have happend in their relationship, maybe an instance of infidelity.
My initial reaction to the song and the lyrics was one about a souless relationship with childrne. Both parties are just going through the motions, for example they still sleep in the same bed but don't feel any attachment
"we all go to sleep in the same place and in the morning, hope that we're all the same just sit around like broke down cars in the lot waiting for repairs"
The day to day life is lacking any fizz or passion, they both are unhappy with everything, and it implies that the rest of the family notice the breakdown in their parents relationship and they too reflect the hopelessness of the situation, the homelife is painfully dull but the two adults are too spineless to end the relationship.
"Well, I wish that I was as good as you caring and trusting. And I wish that my condition was new but I'm old and rusting.
So we just hurry up only to wait, add to the list of all the places we hate. And I pretend like I got something to say, but I've got nothing."
This just outline some of the themes present in their relationship.
"now I know that you stole from the cradles they were rocked in you took the first words that they spoke yeah, you stole
so if I'm a liar and you're a thief at least we both know where the other one sleeps let's end this tonight
because you stole from the cradles they were rocked in you took the first words that they spoke yeah, you stole"
This section either refers to a future where they have split up and she has the kids and hence influences them against their father. Or they havent got divorced just yet but she is stealing them slowly away from him, further isolating him. Also the Liar and Thief might also refer to things that have happend in their relationship, maybe an instance of infidelity.
Anyone else see this way?
Great song though and great album