I interpreted this as a story of two people who fall in love with one another, actually, though it is told in the sarcastic perspective of someone who sees them as sort of pathetic.
"And she found it disgusting, 'cause it didn't match her clothing.
He said "that's not yellow, it's golden"."
Always came off to me as if he worshiped a lot about her, and tried to make her seem a lot better than she actually was.
"And how the frequent public displays of sisterly affection,
Left her feeling safe, left him with an erection."
as well as
"Her body barely visible, as bleach white as the bedsheets.
As stiff as starched, only perceptible as her middle was still branded
With a heat rash, in the perfect shape of the Show Me State."
Make me feel as if she had previously been in a bad relationship that ended in abuse; she flirted with this guy not necessarily because she liked him, but because he made her feel safe; he did it only for sexual pleasure.
""They appropriated everything we ever loved, and dressed it up in quotations and fluff.
And I had a dream: [though said with hands in pocket, I mean it hand on heart]
You held a gun to his head, pressed your thumbs to her throat". "
This is from the perspective of the person who finds them repulsive, who often feels a bit violent in regards to how ridiculous and fake the two are.
I interpreted this as a story of two people who fall in love with one another, actually, though it is told in the sarcastic perspective of someone who sees them as sort of pathetic.
"And she found it disgusting, 'cause it didn't match her clothing. He said "that's not yellow, it's golden"." Always came off to me as if he worshiped a lot about her, and tried to make her seem a lot better than she actually was.
"And how the frequent public displays of sisterly affection, Left her feeling safe, left him with an erection." as well as "Her body barely visible, as bleach white as the bedsheets. As stiff as starched, only perceptible as her middle was still branded With a heat rash, in the perfect shape of the Show Me State." Make me feel as if she had previously been in a bad relationship that ended in abuse; she flirted with this guy not necessarily because she liked him, but because he made her feel safe; he did it only for sexual pleasure.
""They appropriated everything we ever loved, and dressed it up in quotations and fluff. And I had a dream: [though said with hands in pocket, I mean it hand on heart] You held a gun to his head, pressed your thumbs to her throat". " This is from the perspective of the person who finds them repulsive, who often feels a bit violent in regards to how ridiculous and fake the two are.
Charlotte and the narrator are exchanging letters about a boy and girl they know who are close friends, but the boy wants more. Bit of a mean song.
Charlotte and the narrator are exchanging letters about a boy and girl they know who are close friends, but the boy wants more. Bit of a mean song.