Isn't it interesting that an album as sobering as Berlin would end with the voice of the abusive husband who contributed to the abandonment of children and the suicide of his own wife? He has no qualms about it either ("Someone else would have broke both her arms.") and the half-enthusiastic chant of "sad song" only add to this effect. We can't mourn this situation anymore than he can; we are forced to say, "Oh, this is sad, let's move on." It's a stream of half hearted emotion that beautifully concludes this record. Lou gives voice to those forgotten.
Isn't it interesting that an album as sobering as Berlin would end with the voice of the abusive husband who contributed to the abandonment of children and the suicide of his own wife? He has no qualms about it either ("Someone else would have broke both her arms.") and the half-enthusiastic chant of "sad song" only add to this effect. We can't mourn this situation anymore than he can; we are forced to say, "Oh, this is sad, let's move on." It's a stream of half hearted emotion that beautifully concludes this record. Lou gives voice to those forgotten.