I feel like this song could be about trans-gender. Lyrics about someone once being simpler and now being Byzantine (GREAT use of this word, if I might add) sounds to me like someone trying to understand someone's gender identification.
Anyone who has ever known anyone going through gender identity trouble knows there is nothing simple involved for anyone!
One part that also screams to me is the part where they say "where things that don't match meet". I feel like this could be directly about gender reassignment surgery, because as you may know, there are some things in the process that just don't match and somehow they have to work (uncertain sideway streets). And that is very confusing if you ask me.
"Yeah, things were simpler then,
You ask exactly when" would represent the person the song is about and their feelings. Though it's easy for someone to not see it externally, gender confusion is something that can cause a lot of emotional stress. Before any real transition, it was never simpler to those who are experiencing the confusion even though others may have had no issues.
The final aspect that makes me think this song may be about "gender trouble" is "mistake on the part of nature". I don't think I need to explain this one.
I feel like this song could be about trans-gender. Lyrics about someone once being simpler and now being Byzantine (GREAT use of this word, if I might add) sounds to me like someone trying to understand someone's gender identification. Anyone who has ever known anyone going through gender identity trouble knows there is nothing simple involved for anyone!
One part that also screams to me is the part where they say "where things that don't match meet". I feel like this could be directly about gender reassignment surgery, because as you may know, there are some things in the process that just don't match and somehow they have to work (uncertain sideway streets). And that is very confusing if you ask me.
"Yeah, things were simpler then, You ask exactly when" would represent the person the song is about and their feelings. Though it's easy for someone to not see it externally, gender confusion is something that can cause a lot of emotional stress. Before any real transition, it was never simpler to those who are experiencing the confusion even though others may have had no issues.
The final aspect that makes me think this song may be about "gender trouble" is "mistake on the part of nature". I don't think I need to explain this one.