A song that clearly incorporates a relationship cannot simply be distilled as being a song merely “about a relationship”. Interpreting incomprehensible songs as being about addiction is the only bigger cop out than labeling this as a song about a relationship. Some of Pinback’s music comes from romantic relationships with women, but also with each other, with films, with record labels that have fucked them, with World War Two, with Star Wars, not every profound relationship is between a man and a woman just because a lot of them are. So enough about what the song isn’t about, let me get to the heart - being soaked through. Being saturated, dripping, made heavier and drenched in emotion. Tossing pieces of yourself away, into the fire. Betraying those dear to you. Life soaks us through.
A song that clearly incorporates a relationship cannot simply be distilled as being a song merely “about a relationship”. Interpreting incomprehensible songs as being about addiction is the only bigger cop out than labeling this as a song about a relationship. Some of Pinback’s music comes from romantic relationships with women, but also with each other, with films, with record labels that have fucked them, with World War Two, with Star Wars, not every profound relationship is between a man and a woman just because a lot of them are. So enough about what the song isn’t about, let me get to the heart - being soaked through. Being saturated, dripping, made heavier and drenched in emotion. Tossing pieces of yourself away, into the fire. Betraying those dear to you. Life soaks us through.