OK this could simply be me projecting (most song interpretations usually entail just that) but I get the feeling this song is about a parent that is hard to please, possibly emotionally absent or abusive. The lines "raising high a Dixie cup, don't put your hand down" struck me as references to church basement folding-chair group therapy/AA/NA meetings. Lots of people with parents that were "hard to please" find themselves in such meetings at one time or another. But it was "What is it worth to you to be a free someone? What would you do? Everything." in particular that gave me the impression of someone trying to break free from the oppressive criticism of an emotionally abusive parent. Like I said, could be all my own stuff but that's just how this one struck me.
OK this could simply be me projecting (most song interpretations usually entail just that) but I get the feeling this song is about a parent that is hard to please, possibly emotionally absent or abusive. The lines "raising high a Dixie cup, don't put your hand down" struck me as references to church basement folding-chair group therapy/AA/NA meetings. Lots of people with parents that were "hard to please" find themselves in such meetings at one time or another. But it was "What is it worth to you to be a free someone? What would you do? Everything." in particular that gave me the impression of someone trying to break free from the oppressive criticism of an emotionally abusive parent. Like I said, could be all my own stuff but that's just how this one struck me.