Seems pretty clear to me that this song is about trying to free yourself from the expectations of the world around you. Virginia is a reference to both his mother and the state. I think this song was written about a time in his life where he was making his own choices about what to do with his life, and it wasn't necessarily approved of by those important to him. And it's probably a shout out to all his fans that may be experiencing the same thing.
"Ain't that the way it always starts
A simple round of conversation
Became a shameful equation"
About a conflict of ideas. Someone doesn't like what he has chosen to do with his life, and just simple conversation brings up tension and disapproval.
"Don't say there's nothing more to say
Come on, hear me out, hush, hush, settle down
Button up don't make a sound
Shame, shame, go away
Come again some other day"
Basically saying please just let me explain that I want to go on my own path. All he wants is to stop being looked at as shameful for his choices.
"You used to say I couldn't save you enough
So I've been savin' it up, I started savin' it up
And when you said I couldn't give you enough,
I started givin' you up, I started givin' you up"
He may have been finding the normal route of life wasn't working for him. And no matter how much of himself he put into doing what he was told was the right thing to do, someone still thought he should be able to do more. He's realizing that he has to worry about himself, not what everyone expects from him.
"You are not me, Arlandria, Arlandria,
You and what army, Arlandria, Arlandria,"
Some people find happiness and comfort just doing whats always been done and staying true to their roots. But some people are not. They are individualists, and they need to carve out their own life, and that's what this means, he is wanting to not be defined by where he came from, and he knows that no one can stop him once he choses to go his own way.
I'm not going through the whole song because there are a LOT of lyrics, but you can see the general pattern I'm illustrating here.
Seems pretty clear to me that this song is about trying to free yourself from the expectations of the world around you. Virginia is a reference to both his mother and the state. I think this song was written about a time in his life where he was making his own choices about what to do with his life, and it wasn't necessarily approved of by those important to him. And it's probably a shout out to all his fans that may be experiencing the same thing.
"Ain't that the way it always starts A simple round of conversation Became a shameful equation"
About a conflict of ideas. Someone doesn't like what he has chosen to do with his life, and just simple conversation brings up tension and disapproval.
"Don't say there's nothing more to say Come on, hear me out, hush, hush, settle down Button up don't make a sound Shame, shame, go away Come again some other day"
Basically saying please just let me explain that I want to go on my own path. All he wants is to stop being looked at as shameful for his choices.
"You used to say I couldn't save you enough So I've been savin' it up, I started savin' it up And when you said I couldn't give you enough, I started givin' you up, I started givin' you up"
He may have been finding the normal route of life wasn't working for him. And no matter how much of himself he put into doing what he was told was the right thing to do, someone still thought he should be able to do more. He's realizing that he has to worry about himself, not what everyone expects from him.
"You are not me, Arlandria, Arlandria, You and what army, Arlandria, Arlandria,"
Some people find happiness and comfort just doing whats always been done and staying true to their roots. But some people are not. They are individualists, and they need to carve out their own life, and that's what this means, he is wanting to not be defined by where he came from, and he knows that no one can stop him once he choses to go his own way.
I'm not going through the whole song because there are a LOT of lyrics, but you can see the general pattern I'm illustrating here.
i see your line of thought, but then how about the part "my sweet virginia, i'm the same as i was in your arms"?
i see your line of thought, but then how about the part "my sweet virginia, i'm the same as i was in your arms"?