I love this song, one of my favorites by them.
I was listening to it over and over, and I started to think it was about Holden from "The Catcher in the Rye," because there are quite a few similarities:
He's lost in New York City on the streets most of the time, he judges people because he isn't happy with himself, & he's falling between childhood and the adult world.
He's hoping that there's somewhere that he belongs in the world. And often, when he's upset or really depressed- perhaps feeling suicidal as he does plenty of times through out the novel-, he gets caught in the moment and drinks a lot, hence "poppin' champagne," in which he's doing it for all the wrong reasons.
"So follow me down," is like Holden's fall, as Mr. Antolini describes it as a spiraling downward. And he's losing himself in the world, but one thing it won't take is his beliefs.
I don't know, just my interpretation. I'm guessing ATL didn't mean to relate it so much to Catcher, or if they've even read the book, lol.(:
But it's a great song, nonetheless.
I love this song, one of my favorites by them. I was listening to it over and over, and I started to think it was about Holden from "The Catcher in the Rye," because there are quite a few similarities: He's lost in New York City on the streets most of the time, he judges people because he isn't happy with himself, & he's falling between childhood and the adult world. He's hoping that there's somewhere that he belongs in the world. And often, when he's upset or really depressed- perhaps feeling suicidal as he does plenty of times through out the novel-, he gets caught in the moment and drinks a lot, hence "poppin' champagne," in which he's doing it for all the wrong reasons. "So follow me down," is like Holden's fall, as Mr. Antolini describes it as a spiraling downward. And he's losing himself in the world, but one thing it won't take is his beliefs. I don't know, just my interpretation. I'm guessing ATL didn't mean to relate it so much to Catcher, or if they've even read the book, lol.(: But it's a great song, nonetheless.