From an interview of Paul Dempsey in Jmag: "This whole song is built out of typical scenes from old suspence thrillers. The hero of the story is always persecuted and chased, put through hell. And when he finally makes it home his friends or his lover never believe what he's trying to tell them, they think he's making it all up, or that he's lost his mind, or he's crying wolf. The viewer can never tear themselves away until the hero is finally vindicated... which he always is... except in this song!"
Great idea jetsam7... this really struck a chord with me.
Great idea jetsam7... this really struck a chord with me.
I have to agree, it does sound like someone going out alot and coming home with wild excuses for why he was late, only to realise that all his partner was concerned about was the fact that he simply wasn't home.
I have to agree, it does sound like someone going out alot and coming home with wild excuses for why he was late, only to realise that all his partner was concerned about was the fact that he simply wasn't home.
Also interesting is the line about "Oh, i beg you honey, its not what you think" making it sound like she has confronted him about cheating on her, and he's recounting the wild events that are his side of the story. "of course im wasn't out with the secretary,...
Also interesting is the line about "Oh, i beg you honey, its not what you think" making it sound like she has confronted him about cheating on her, and he's recounting the wild events that are his side of the story. "of course im wasn't out with the secretary, i was thrown out of a moving limosine and dangled in volcanoes!?"
The dreaming in an empty bed, and dreaming of revenge tends to sound like the animosity between him and her is growing the more he is away.
From an interview of Paul Dempsey in Jmag: "This whole song is built out of typical scenes from old suspence thrillers. The hero of the story is always persecuted and chased, put through hell. And when he finally makes it home his friends or his lover never believe what he's trying to tell them, they think he's making it all up, or that he's lost his mind, or he's crying wolf. The viewer can never tear themselves away until the hero is finally vindicated... which he always is... except in this song!"
Great idea jetsam7... this really struck a chord with me.
Great idea jetsam7... this really struck a chord with me.
I have to agree, it does sound like someone going out alot and coming home with wild excuses for why he was late, only to realise that all his partner was concerned about was the fact that he simply wasn't home.
I have to agree, it does sound like someone going out alot and coming home with wild excuses for why he was late, only to realise that all his partner was concerned about was the fact that he simply wasn't home.
Also interesting is the line about "Oh, i beg you honey, its not what you think" making it sound like she has confronted him about cheating on her, and he's recounting the wild events that are his side of the story. "of course im wasn't out with the secretary,...
Also interesting is the line about "Oh, i beg you honey, its not what you think" making it sound like she has confronted him about cheating on her, and he's recounting the wild events that are his side of the story. "of course im wasn't out with the secretary, i was thrown out of a moving limosine and dangled in volcanoes!?"
The dreaming in an empty bed, and dreaming of revenge tends to sound like the animosity between him and her is growing the more he is away.