On a live album (and in other live shows), David Yow has professed that this is a song for his mother and father. The poetry suggests one or both have ill health, and that they may have been perpetually disappointed in their son’s actions - in his perception. The delivery and the guitar riff are among the most cutting I’ve heard - near perfect in their portrayal of working class families and their inherent dysfunction and imbalance.
On a live album (and in other live shows), David Yow has professed that this is a song for his mother and father. The poetry suggests one or both have ill health, and that they may have been perpetually disappointed in their son’s actions - in his perception. The delivery and the guitar riff are among the most cutting I’ve heard - near perfect in their portrayal of working class families and their inherent dysfunction and imbalance.