Wherefore Art Thou, Elvis? Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Desaparecida 

Cover art for Wherefore Art Thou, Elvis? lyrics by Gaslight Anthem, The

I love this song, it's one of my favorites from them. (It's so hard to just pick A favorite though. These guys, they're just too damn good.)

The thing is though, I have no idea what this song is going on about. It's got absolutely glorious imagery, it's poetry but... I don't really... get it.

I mean, even the title. Wherefore art thou, Elvis? Why are you, Elvis? Why Elvis? What does this song have to do with Elvis?

I'm sure there's a ton of references to other songs in here, as they tend to do, but other than Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen, I am at a loss. Somebody wanna go after this song and figure it all out?

i havent found asnythig out but im just gona look at the lyrics one line at a time and see if i can figure anything out

why are you elvis? perhaps hes jealous we can tell from this hes saying his life has many problems ad in high lonesome he mentions he wishes he was elvis

maybe hes sayig why are you elvis as in why you? why not me? i wish i was elvis

he says in the chorus "never felt right never fit in walking i my own skin" also at a guess hes never thought he was...