Lyric discussion by heather_q 

Cover art for In These Arms lyrics by Swell Season, The

This would have been such a beautiful song. Then Glen had to ruin it with "a*hle."

Seriously; there are few words so graphically distasteful as to ruin an otherwise wonderful song in one fell swoop. That's one of them.

My Opinion

I'm not trying to pick a fight, but the swearing is part of the raw emotion of this song that I love.

"Asshole" isn't graphically distasteful, but it is graphically artistic; it gives a clear and effective picture of the person he's talking about. But it/Glen still leaves it vague enough so that everyone can relate to.

As much as you may dislike it, vulgarity is sometimes part of art. Please don't call for it's censorship.