okay, geez. i'm not reg, so i can't say for certain, but i never thought this song had a sexual undertone at all. at all. i think this song is so beautiful and really, is one of the major songs that showcases her genius as a writer and a great example of why i love her so much. carried under the guise of a silly song about pickles is this beatiful, weighty, honest message. this song brings me to tears all the time. lemme preface...
several years ago...like over half a decade now...i had a terrible breakup with my then-new boyfriend (now fiancee, so it's okay:D). we were only apart for about 2 1/2 wks, but it was truly 2 1/2 of the worst weeks of my life. i dropped 25 pounds, started spending all my time pulling doubles and overtime (at a job i hated btw) and stopped taking phone calls from almost everyone--like literally kept my phone turned off because my heart would break every time it rang and i realized it wasn't him. the point is, i spent my time doing anything i could to keep my mind off him and made many fruitless attempts to find happiness in small, trivial pleasures ("pickles") like a sitcom or a funny book or a kid's movie etc. and it would appease me for all of five minutes before i'd be back to my old sad self.
so, to me, this song is talking about how when you're depressed, you'll find anything to latch onto that will give you some sense of comfort and happiness, no matter how empty and meaningless it really is. and how, if you find that thing, it completely consumes you. and then how, at some point, you look up and realize it's silly and you have to tell yourself that whatever that distraction or "pickle" is, it's not going to save you; you have to face the problem so you can move on. i won't go into the specifics of the lyrics, because in this context, they're all pretty straight forward.
but i love the line about the bathroom being the truest room in the whole damn house because it's true. of all the rooms in the house, you spend most of the time you're naked in the bathroom. just being you and not putting on any airs or hiding yourself away, but just simply being. and doing things like using the bathroom and showering in your own specific way that other people don't know about etc. and when you're in that kind of depression, the last thing you want is to be around other ppl, like your family, who you can't totally be yourself around and it makes you wanna run to a place you can be yourself.
anywho, sorry for this rant. i know no one cares about my silly break-up story, but i thought i needed to give an explanation...i probly didn't...oh well.
I liked your "rant"! It illustrates how a well-written song can mean something very personal to the listener. And I like your take on the bathroom; I hadn't thought of it
I liked your "rant"! It illustrates how a well-written song can mean something very personal to the listener. And I like your take on the bathroom; I hadn't thought of it
Thank you, thank you, thank you. That's exactly what I was trying to express. When someone is depressed, it's those little things, those "pickles" that seem to brighten the world just a little bit. This song can't be about sex, it just ruins the innocence of it.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. That's exactly what I was trying to express. When someone is depressed, it's those little things, those "pickles" that seem to brighten the world just a little bit. This song can't be about sex, it just ruins the innocence of it.
And I also really like the bathroom illustration. I always knew that I liked that line, but I never knew why until now. I've always been tempted to use that line in everyday speech.... "I'm going to use the bathroom.... The truest room and the whole damn house!"
And I also really like the bathroom illustration. I always knew that I liked that line, but I never knew why until now. I've always been tempted to use that line in everyday speech.... "I'm going to use the bathroom.... The truest room and the whole damn house!"
okay, geez. i'm not reg, so i can't say for certain, but i never thought this song had a sexual undertone at all. at all. i think this song is so beautiful and really, is one of the major songs that showcases her genius as a writer and a great example of why i love her so much. carried under the guise of a silly song about pickles is this beatiful, weighty, honest message. this song brings me to tears all the time. lemme preface...
several years ago...like over half a decade now...i had a terrible breakup with my then-new boyfriend (now fiancee, so it's okay:D). we were only apart for about 2 1/2 wks, but it was truly 2 1/2 of the worst weeks of my life. i dropped 25 pounds, started spending all my time pulling doubles and overtime (at a job i hated btw) and stopped taking phone calls from almost everyone--like literally kept my phone turned off because my heart would break every time it rang and i realized it wasn't him. the point is, i spent my time doing anything i could to keep my mind off him and made many fruitless attempts to find happiness in small, trivial pleasures ("pickles") like a sitcom or a funny book or a kid's movie etc. and it would appease me for all of five minutes before i'd be back to my old sad self.
so, to me, this song is talking about how when you're depressed, you'll find anything to latch onto that will give you some sense of comfort and happiness, no matter how empty and meaningless it really is. and how, if you find that thing, it completely consumes you. and then how, at some point, you look up and realize it's silly and you have to tell yourself that whatever that distraction or "pickle" is, it's not going to save you; you have to face the problem so you can move on. i won't go into the specifics of the lyrics, because in this context, they're all pretty straight forward.
but i love the line about the bathroom being the truest room in the whole damn house because it's true. of all the rooms in the house, you spend most of the time you're naked in the bathroom. just being you and not putting on any airs or hiding yourself away, but just simply being. and doing things like using the bathroom and showering in your own specific way that other people don't know about etc. and when you're in that kind of depression, the last thing you want is to be around other ppl, like your family, who you can't totally be yourself around and it makes you wanna run to a place you can be yourself.
anywho, sorry for this rant. i know no one cares about my silly break-up story, but i thought i needed to give an explanation...i probly didn't...oh well.
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@expected perfection:
I liked your "rant"! It illustrates how a well-written song can mean something very personal to the listener. And I like your take on the bathroom; I hadn't thought of it
I liked your "rant"! It illustrates how a well-written song can mean something very personal to the listener. And I like your take on the bathroom; I hadn't thought of it
Thank you, thank you, thank you. That's exactly what I was trying to express. When someone is depressed, it's those little things, those "pickles" that seem to brighten the world just a little bit. This song can't be about sex, it just ruins the innocence of it.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. That's exactly what I was trying to express. When someone is depressed, it's those little things, those "pickles" that seem to brighten the world just a little bit. This song can't be about sex, it just ruins the innocence of it.
And I also really like the bathroom illustration. I always knew that I liked that line, but I never knew why until now. I've always been tempted to use that line in everyday speech.... "I'm going to use the bathroom.... The truest room and the whole damn house!"
And I also really like the bathroom illustration. I always knew that I liked that line, but I never knew why until now. I've always been tempted to use that line in everyday speech.... "I'm going to use the bathroom.... The truest room and the whole damn house!"