Song clearly about Invisible Monsters. First verse, Brandy Alexander bleeding out at the beginning of the book. There are a couple of allusions in the first chapter, and most likely when it's revisited later as well although I'm too lazy to look for them, about how even in a tragic event like this, the 3 characters are still vying for their share of the spotlight, vying for attention. Hence the reference to whether or not she's bleeding on the floor for the attention. "Here's the setting:..." is even kind of a direct lift from the very beginning of the book; "This is called scene setting: where everybody is, who's alive, who's dead."
The chorus, the "Have some composure, where is your posture?" part, I think is an extension of the idea of such deep vanity that it extends to such a serious moment. Even when Evie is shooting someone, in her mind, she it is a superficial act for the attention, so to me it's either what she's saying to herself in the back of her mind, or it's coming from one of the other two characters present, scrutinizing her form while shooting Brandy for beauty and gracefulness.
"Give me malice. Flash." is right there in the first few pages. I know I saw "Give me attention. Flash." at some point a bit deeper into it. "Give me a break. Flash." was definitely in there. I would be willing to bet "Give me envy" is in there somewhere too.
"When I say 'shotgun', you say 'wedding'." is a clear reference to the shooting. Even though Evie used a rifle, the narrator describes Brandy as being "shotgunned, at the bottom of the staircase, bleeding to death." So, yeah. Obvious.
Second verse could be about Shannon, as said. I would think it's about Brandy though, the same scene, her lying on the floor bleeding. "She didn't choose this role, but she'll play it an make it sincere." (For anyone who has read this book, think: Do what you LEAST want. Hence, she chose the person she became, but didn't in the sense that she didn't want to be that.) And it's talking about her fake emotion, the overly sentimental way she's asking Shannon to tell her what happened to this point, after which it has the "Give me a break. Flash."...so I think the "Give me a break" in the background after "You cry" is a clue as to what it's referring to, possibly.
"Boys will be boys, hiding in estrogen and wearing Aubergine Dreams" is not about Seth or about a generality of gay men, as has been suggested by a couple of people. Definitely Brandy, since as someone pointed out, she used to be a man, and it references about a hundred times her "aubergine eyes" and even the particular shade of eyeliner she uses: Aubergine Dreams.
"Come on, this is screaming 'photo op'." seems to just be a reflection of that superficial mindset in general, where everything is artificial. Could quite possibly also be a fairly directly lifted line from somewhere in the book.
And yes, excellent book. Not his best though. Rant, people...read Rant. xD
Song clearly about Invisible Monsters. First verse, Brandy Alexander bleeding out at the beginning of the book. There are a couple of allusions in the first chapter, and most likely when it's revisited later as well although I'm too lazy to look for them, about how even in a tragic event like this, the 3 characters are still vying for their share of the spotlight, vying for attention. Hence the reference to whether or not she's bleeding on the floor for the attention. "Here's the setting:..." is even kind of a direct lift from the very beginning of the book; "This is called scene setting: where everybody is, who's alive, who's dead."
The chorus, the "Have some composure, where is your posture?" part, I think is an extension of the idea of such deep vanity that it extends to such a serious moment. Even when Evie is shooting someone, in her mind, she it is a superficial act for the attention, so to me it's either what she's saying to herself in the back of her mind, or it's coming from one of the other two characters present, scrutinizing her form while shooting Brandy for beauty and gracefulness.
"Give me malice. Flash." is right there in the first few pages. I know I saw "Give me attention. Flash." at some point a bit deeper into it. "Give me a break. Flash." was definitely in there. I would be willing to bet "Give me envy" is in there somewhere too.
"When I say 'shotgun', you say 'wedding'." is a clear reference to the shooting. Even though Evie used a rifle, the narrator describes Brandy as being "shotgunned, at the bottom of the staircase, bleeding to death." So, yeah. Obvious.
Second verse could be about Shannon, as said. I would think it's about Brandy though, the same scene, her lying on the floor bleeding. "She didn't choose this role, but she'll play it an make it sincere." (For anyone who has read this book, think: Do what you LEAST want. Hence, she chose the person she became, but didn't in the sense that she didn't want to be that.) And it's talking about her fake emotion, the overly sentimental way she's asking Shannon to tell her what happened to this point, after which it has the "Give me a break. Flash."...so I think the "Give me a break" in the background after "You cry" is a clue as to what it's referring to, possibly.
"Boys will be boys, hiding in estrogen and wearing Aubergine Dreams" is not about Seth or about a generality of gay men, as has been suggested by a couple of people. Definitely Brandy, since as someone pointed out, she used to be a man, and it references about a hundred times her "aubergine eyes" and even the particular shade of eyeliner she uses: Aubergine Dreams.
"Come on, this is screaming 'photo op'." seems to just be a reflection of that superficial mindset in general, where everything is artificial. Could quite possibly also be a fairly directly lifted line from somewhere in the book.
And yes, excellent book. Not his best though. Rant, people...read Rant. xD