This song is about Reed's experiences as a teen, like (weirdly befittingly) BrainDamage said.
When Lou Reed was a teenager, his parents had him undergo electric shock treatment and drug therapy to try and "cure" his homosexual tendencies. This song is about the flawed system he endured. And how the mental facilities of that time were just making life worst.
The second verse is about how even "traditional" marriage can be flawed and it's not good for people to hide their true nature. The third verse is about how he was able to endure the mental facilities.
The chorus annoys me now - surely even when you use the word "kill" colloquially, you should make an effort to sustain the metaphor. (I.e: you can't "run away" when you're "dead")
The chorus annoys me now - surely even when you use the word "kill" colloquially, you should make an effort to sustain the metaphor. (I.e: you can't "run away" when you're "dead")
This song is about Reed's experiences as a teen, like (weirdly befittingly) BrainDamage said.
When Lou Reed was a teenager, his parents had him undergo electric shock treatment and drug therapy to try and "cure" his homosexual tendencies. This song is about the flawed system he endured. And how the mental facilities of that time were just making life worst.
The second verse is about how even "traditional" marriage can be flawed and it's not good for people to hide their true nature. The third verse is about how he was able to endure the mental facilities.
The chorus annoys me now - surely even when you use the word "kill" colloquially, you should make an effort to sustain the metaphor. (I.e: you can't "run away" when you're "dead")
The chorus annoys me now - surely even when you use the word "kill" colloquially, you should make an effort to sustain the metaphor. (I.e: you can't "run away" when you're "dead")