Maybe it's just me, but I tend to take the words in the song and use them to form a context for a song. I do the same with books, comic books, films, TV. etc. I don't care what the writers say about a song outside the song.
I don't see any indication in this song that it has anything to do with a fraternity or pledging a fraternity. To state that this song has to do with a silly frat initiation is dumb.
It's clear in the lyrics what the song is about:
Two friends -- one raised well with good parents, the other, after he/she "burst in the world, never given a chance," raised poorly by awful parents.
The friend raised well is trying to save his/her friend raised poorly and who messed up their life.
"They" are the physicians trying to help the second kid after a suicide attempt.
There's more to it, but it has absolutely nothing to do with pledging a frat or the initiation.
@HellBlazerRaiser
You hit the nail on the head with the whole 2friends and the suicide attempt. It what I got out of the song too. And the girl was never the same again after her attempt. The song still gives me goose bumps and I've had the album since its release.
@HellBlazerRaiser
You hit the nail on the head with the whole 2friends and the suicide attempt. It what I got out of the song too. And the girl was never the same again after her attempt. The song still gives me goose bumps and I've had the album since its release.
Maybe it's just me, but I tend to take the words in the song and use them to form a context for a song. I do the same with books, comic books, films, TV. etc. I don't care what the writers say about a song outside the song.
I don't see any indication in this song that it has anything to do with a fraternity or pledging a fraternity. To state that this song has to do with a silly frat initiation is dumb.
It's clear in the lyrics what the song is about:
Two friends -- one raised well with good parents, the other, after he/she "burst in the world, never given a chance," raised poorly by awful parents.
The friend raised well is trying to save his/her friend raised poorly and who messed up their life.
"They" are the physicians trying to help the second kid after a suicide attempt.
There's more to it, but it has absolutely nothing to do with pledging a frat or the initiation.
@HellBlazerRaiser
@HellBlazerRaiser
@HellBlazerRaiser You hit the nail on the head with the whole 2friends and the suicide attempt. It what I got out of the song too. And the girl was never the same again after her attempt. The song still gives me goose bumps and I've had the album since its release.
@HellBlazerRaiser You hit the nail on the head with the whole 2friends and the suicide attempt. It what I got out of the song too. And the girl was never the same again after her attempt. The song still gives me goose bumps and I've had the album since its release.