This song is very deep. I love how Skiba's lyrics may seem a bit comical, yet cynical at face value, but when you truly think about it they are deep, metaphoric, and sad. It took my ex-girlfriend dumping me recently for me to see "Heather" more clearly. When Skiba says "I've got a feeling you're busy painting children in death and decay, Maybe you went to get provisions, Or off to find new scissors, Maybe you're busy taking pictures up in the cemetary.", he's saying that Heather feels that doing all of those things are more important and/or interesting than talking to him. Now that's deep. ...And very sad.
This song is very deep. I love how Skiba's lyrics may seem a bit comical, yet cynical at face value, but when you truly think about it they are deep, metaphoric, and sad. It took my ex-girlfriend dumping me recently for me to see "Heather" more clearly. When Skiba says "I've got a feeling you're busy painting children in death and decay, Maybe you went to get provisions, Or off to find new scissors, Maybe you're busy taking pictures up in the cemetary.", he's saying that Heather feels that doing all of those things are more important and/or interesting than talking to him. Now that's deep. ...And very sad.