Lyric discussion by Dasmule 

Cover art for Add It Up lyrics by Violent Femmes
  1. He has waited his whole life for sex with his mother
  2. His "bow and goodnight" is his planned suicide
  3. He gets a gun, goes downtown, and shoots a bunch of people
  4. He then goes to his mother's house, finds her in the kitchen, and takes her to her bedroom to fulfill his fantasy. Mom has a kitchen knife with her. She knows her boy is no good but she can't bring herself to kill him. Then the city pounces i.e., the police
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