The final statement of 'I'll sleep when you're dead', El's most complete album.
Starts with the theme of silent self destructive delusion with a reprise the same words used to introduce it in the first album track, Tasmanian Pain Coaster.
First verse sets the scene for one of El's moments of clarity, sitting smoking in the street alone early in the morning, presumably after being up doing drugs all night.
Second verse explains what brought him there, the disillusionment and nihilism that caused him to become suicidal and express that death wish through drug abuse. Basically, sounds like depression plus environment made El see self destruction as better than being destroyed from without.
Last two verses become internal dialogue, with El's conscious brain unloading all the anger on his whiny, self*destructive side, showing himself tough love.
Worth noting that a listen to his lyrics after this album implies that he kept doing thew same drugs, and just got used to them.
The final statement of 'I'll sleep when you're dead', El's most complete album.
Starts with the theme of silent self destructive delusion with a reprise the same words used to introduce it in the first album track, Tasmanian Pain Coaster.
First verse sets the scene for one of El's moments of clarity, sitting smoking in the street alone early in the morning, presumably after being up doing drugs all night.
Second verse explains what brought him there, the disillusionment and nihilism that caused him to become suicidal and express that death wish through drug abuse. Basically, sounds like depression plus environment made El see self destruction as better than being destroyed from without.
Last two verses become internal dialogue, with El's conscious brain unloading all the anger on his whiny, self*destructive side, showing himself tough love.
Worth noting that a listen to his lyrics after this album implies that he kept doing thew same drugs, and just got used to them.
Chan Marshall is perfect on this.