wow, some of the interpretations here are really annoying.
the beauty of the violent femmes and their lyrics is that they manage to capture feelings we all feel in the most vaguest way possible by describing them in a way where you can only understand if you've been through the exact same thing. i remember listening to their self titled in middle school and feeling pretty ambivalent about their song "promise", but after a few years of high school and re listening to the album, I fell in love with the song because it perfectly described what i was going through at the time. so when you're listening to the violent femmes, you're actively participating. you think of your past experiences and you make your own unique and personal connection with the song.
wow, some of the interpretations here are really annoying.
the beauty of the violent femmes and their lyrics is that they manage to capture feelings we all feel in the most vaguest way possible by describing them in a way where you can only understand if you've been through the exact same thing. i remember listening to their self titled in middle school and feeling pretty ambivalent about their song "promise", but after a few years of high school and re listening to the album, I fell in love with the song because it perfectly described what i was going through at the time. so when you're listening to the violent femmes, you're actively participating. you think of your past experiences and you make your own unique and personal connection with the song.
just take everything at face value & enjoy.