According to the booklet, this song is about one of the people living in "The 10 House City," where the story of this album takes place. Here they are reminiscing back on the only true love they had back in the 50s at his school prom.
It also references Tom Ripley, a fictional character in the Ripley series of crime novels by American novelist Patricia Highsmith, as well as several film adaptations. He is a psychopathic career criminal, con artist, and serial killer, so it's easy to believe that his true love was killed by him long ago.
According to the booklet, this song is about one of the people living in "The 10 House City," where the story of this album takes place. Here they are reminiscing back on the only true love they had back in the 50s at his school prom.
It also references Tom Ripley, a fictional character in the Ripley series of crime novels by American novelist Patricia Highsmith, as well as several film adaptations. He is a psychopathic career criminal, con artist, and serial killer, so it's easy to believe that his true love was killed by him long ago.