@treetherealest Yeah, I was thinking that too.... I felt like listening to them yesterday and listened through all of Start Something, forgot how much I loved it. And I really liked The Betrayed, but the lyrics are definitely darker... even Watkins himself said it was 'nasty' and portrayed his character :/ I dunno when all his awful behaviour started, and whether it seeped into the lyrics. I'm doing pretty well to disassociate their music and what he did as completely separate things. It's harder though, when he's the lead vocalist AND lyricist. But damn they had good music. I can...
@treetherealest Yeah, I was thinking that too.... I felt like listening to them yesterday and listened through all of Start Something, forgot how much I loved it. And I really liked The Betrayed, but the lyrics are definitely darker... even Watkins himself said it was 'nasty' and portrayed his character :/ I dunno when all his awful behaviour started, and whether it seeped into the lyrics. I'm doing pretty well to disassociate their music and what he did as completely separate things. It's harder though, when he's the lead vocalist AND lyricist. But damn they had good music. I can listen to them and support the other band members and not condone what he did.
In retrospect, this song could be about his pedo urges.
@treetherealest Sad, isn't it? Hopefully not. I keep thinking that about songs on the Weapons album in particular.
@treetherealest Sad, isn't it? Hopefully not. I keep thinking that about songs on the Weapons album in particular.
@treetherealest Yeah, I was thinking that too.... I felt like listening to them yesterday and listened through all of Start Something, forgot how much I loved it. And I really liked The Betrayed, but the lyrics are definitely darker... even Watkins himself said it was 'nasty' and portrayed his character :/ I dunno when all his awful behaviour started, and whether it seeped into the lyrics. I'm doing pretty well to disassociate their music and what he did as completely separate things. It's harder though, when he's the lead vocalist AND lyricist. But damn they had good music. I can...
@treetherealest Yeah, I was thinking that too.... I felt like listening to them yesterday and listened through all of Start Something, forgot how much I loved it. And I really liked The Betrayed, but the lyrics are definitely darker... even Watkins himself said it was 'nasty' and portrayed his character :/ I dunno when all his awful behaviour started, and whether it seeped into the lyrics. I'm doing pretty well to disassociate their music and what he did as completely separate things. It's harder though, when he's the lead vocalist AND lyricist. But damn they had good music. I can listen to them and support the other band members and not condone what he did.