When we laugh indoors
The blissful tones bounce off the walls
And fall to the ground.
Peel the hardwood back
To let them loose from decades trapped
And listen so still
Ben obviously loved this girl and had fun with her.
The first verse makes me think of him and this girl laying around in bed giggling and just loving each other.
This city is my home
Construction noise all day long
And gutter punks bumming change
When he starts talking about the city, I think it refers to their love, or love making. Yeah, he was at home with her and felt comfortable. But it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. It was a place full of discomfort and "gutter punks", which to me makes me think of other guys having sex with her; begging for it.
So I breed thicker skin
And let my lustrous coat fill in
"Breed"" helps us see the sexual meaning. He keeps making love to her because he loved her. It also could mean that he's decided that, yeah this girl has lied to me about being a virgin. I can't take the fact that she sleeps with other guys so he decides to leave.
And here is where we see the whole story come together.
I've always fallen fast with too much trust in the promise that
"No one's ever been here, so you can quell those wet fears"
To me, 'No one's ever been here' means she's claiming she's never had sex with anyone before Ben.
'So you can quell those wet fears' means that maybe he is very insecure about the situation. Maybe he has cried about it? Or, if we go back to the sexual connotation....wet....Ahem. Anyway.
I want purity, I must have it here right now
But don't you get me started now
Don't you get me
'I want purity' means he wanted her to be a virgin. He wanted someone innocent. He's pissed off. And 'Don't you get me started now' probably means something like I'm so pissed off, but we've had this talk so many times before that I don't even want to get into it.
'Don't you get me.' I see this as a question. Don't you understand why I am so angry?
December's chill comes late
The days get darker and we wait
December means the time of death. Their love has died. They have fought so much and she has lied about being innocent. He loved her, but she was not what she claimed to be.
Remember guys. Everything is about sex.
When we laugh indoors The blissful tones bounce off the walls And fall to the ground. Peel the hardwood back To let them loose from decades trapped And listen so still
Ben obviously loved this girl and had fun with her. The first verse makes me think of him and this girl laying around in bed giggling and just loving each other.
This city is my home Construction noise all day long And gutter punks bumming change
When he starts talking about the city, I think it refers to their love, or love making. Yeah, he was at home with her and felt comfortable. But it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. It was a place full of discomfort and "gutter punks", which to me makes me think of other guys having sex with her; begging for it.
So I breed thicker skin And let my lustrous coat fill in
"Breed"" helps us see the sexual meaning. He keeps making love to her because he loved her. It also could mean that he's decided that, yeah this girl has lied to me about being a virgin. I can't take the fact that she sleeps with other guys so he decides to leave.
And here is where we see the whole story come together.
I've always fallen fast with too much trust in the promise that "No one's ever been here, so you can quell those wet fears"
To me, 'No one's ever been here' means she's claiming she's never had sex with anyone before Ben. 'So you can quell those wet fears' means that maybe he is very insecure about the situation. Maybe he has cried about it? Or, if we go back to the sexual connotation....wet....Ahem. Anyway.
I want purity, I must have it here right now But don't you get me started now Don't you get me
'I want purity' means he wanted her to be a virgin. He wanted someone innocent. He's pissed off. And 'Don't you get me started now' probably means something like I'm so pissed off, but we've had this talk so many times before that I don't even want to get into it. 'Don't you get me.' I see this as a question. Don't you understand why I am so angry?
December's chill comes late The days get darker and we wait
December means the time of death. Their love has died. They have fought so much and she has lied about being innocent. He loved her, but she was not what she claimed to be.
Oh Ben...such heartache... =/
Good interpretation. Sounds accurate enough. Such an awesome song, but of course, heart wrenching.
Good interpretation. Sounds accurate enough. Such an awesome song, but of course, heart wrenching.