"The song is about my mum escaping after the Vietnam War to live in Australia, and the irony of her wanting to move back home. She left her family and friends to build a new life here, but due to her difficulties integrating here, she rarely made any friends. Recently, she was diagnosed with depression – it was the main reason she had difficulty socialising and keeping friends. There was only so much my brother, dad and I could do whilst working full-time. It was a constant fight between her being alone at home during the day, or working tiring low-pay jobs to keep her busy. In the end, it was easier for her to move back with her family in Vietnam where the cost of living was less. So, it’s about the time she left and how much I missed her."
-Julian
http://www.bluntmag.com.au/interviews/exclusive-stream-track-by-track-the-sinking-teeth-songs-from-the-bottom-of-the-lake/
"The song is about my mum escaping after the Vietnam War to live in Australia, and the irony of her wanting to move back home. She left her family and friends to build a new life here, but due to her difficulties integrating here, she rarely made any friends. Recently, she was diagnosed with depression – it was the main reason she had difficulty socialising and keeping friends. There was only so much my brother, dad and I could do whilst working full-time. It was a constant fight between her being alone at home during the day, or working tiring low-pay jobs to keep her busy. In the end, it was easier for her to move back with her family in Vietnam where the cost of living was less. So, it’s about the time she left and how much I missed her." -Julian http://www.bluntmag.com.au/interviews/exclusive-stream-track-by-track-the-sinking-teeth-songs-from-the-bottom-of-the-lake/