I'm laughing too hard at the comment section, but I do agree with some. It does paint Billy to be a bit weird especially knowing it's about his sister or at least inspired by his sister's relationship. Anyways, I believe this track is about yearning, disillusionment, loss of love, and personal growth. "Little sister" can be a term for a former partner too, but I feel like "little sister" could just possibly symbolize innocence regardless of who it's towards. Also, the repeated question "Hey little sister, what have you done?" may be a sense of betrayal or disappointment.
I feel like there's some fragile masculinity at play and power dynamics too, with lines like "who's your superman" "who's the one you want"(jealousy) and "Hey little sister, shotgun!". Shotgun weddings consist of pressure to conform to societal expectations. It could symbolize both loss of purity and new beginnings, but I don't think Billy is so happy about that.
In the end, Billy views the world as it is, harshly accepting it and leaving him to tell himself "It's a nice day to start again" for his own rebirth/redemption.
I'm laughing too hard at the comment section, but I do agree with some. It does paint Billy to be a bit weird especially knowing it's about his sister or at least inspired by his sister's relationship. Anyways, I believe this track is about yearning, disillusionment, loss of love, and personal growth. "Little sister" can be a term for a former partner too, but I feel like "little sister" could just possibly symbolize innocence regardless of who it's towards. Also, the repeated question "Hey little sister, what have you done?" may be a sense of betrayal or disappointment.
I feel like there's some fragile masculinity at play and power dynamics too, with lines like "who's your superman" "who's the one you want"(jealousy) and "Hey little sister, shotgun!". Shotgun weddings consist of pressure to conform to societal expectations. It could symbolize both loss of purity and new beginnings, but I don't think Billy is so happy about that.
In the end, Billy views the world as it is, harshly accepting it and leaving him to tell himself "It's a nice day to start again" for his own rebirth/redemption.
[Edit: Listen to White Wedding Pt. 2]