Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Mherzog 

Cover art for Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure lyrics by Weakerthans, The

What is "the sound that you found for me"? Sound resonates - vibrates within you and those around you. Musicians like the singer dedicate their lives to making sound. In fact, often artsts can't not make their music or whatever is the medium that speaks to them. Sound is an exchange and an expression. The singer's instrument communicates - in this case a longing and pain. Love - caring for a needy creature. Being lost in your addiction and the pain of your insight and lack thereof.

Perhaps the sound he found for her profoundly connected them. Her name. His caring for her. The warmth and presence they shared. Who would not want to sing of this? But then the sound got lost in the cold, the dirt, and the insanity of addiction and the mystery of art and life. Each moment of our lives is filled with infinite possibility and change. Lasting relationshis weather these ebbs and flows. Connections end when they stop working or one or both parties become incapable of handling the challenges.

In the end, despite his tenderness, the singer is mainly thinking of himself. The sound he found for her. Relationships, even between humans and animals go both ways. The singer knows this to some extent, but in the end, perhaps it was all about him. And who wouldn't leave that sad and limited life?

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