This is clearly a song about coming out of the closet to an unsupportive and abusive family and ending up in the streets (Ben Cooper, the writer, is gay, and was kicked out of his house at 14 after coming out). Tbh i think most of the songs of this album is about being a closeted gay and he makes wonders writing the subtext so obvious for us, but so invisible for the cishets. That, and his undying ghost fetish he writes about in all his songs lol.
At first, he seems to be almost exited to come out. He's not seeing straight (loooool) and he makes a terible mistake to trust the people that are supposed to love him. He eventually realizes he shouldn't have done it (he says he didn't tell anyone for like 16 years? I think?) but leaving the family was the best thing. Just not this way.
Anyways, this Ben Cooper is an inspiration and i love him.
This is clearly a song about coming out of the closet to an unsupportive and abusive family and ending up in the streets (Ben Cooper, the writer, is gay, and was kicked out of his house at 14 after coming out). Tbh i think most of the songs of this album is about being a closeted gay and he makes wonders writing the subtext so obvious for us, but so invisible for the cishets. That, and his undying ghost fetish he writes about in all his songs lol.
At first, he seems to be almost exited to come out. He's not seeing straight (loooool) and he makes a terible mistake to trust the people that are supposed to love him. He eventually realizes he shouldn't have done it (he says he didn't tell anyone for like 16 years? I think?) but leaving the family was the best thing. Just not this way.
Anyways, this Ben Cooper is an inspiration and i love him.