the line "If you'd been a dog / they would have drowned you at birth" is an interesting metaphor. Upon a quick Google search, the Goya painting 'The Dog' comes to mind, showing the head of dog gazing above from where the rest of its body cannot be seen, presumably sinking. Looking at this painting gives depth to the rest of the song. And then there is the drowning dog in a dream, which AI Overview defines as "feeling emotionally overwhelmed, losing a valuable aspect of yourself or a relationship, or a sense of being unable to control important situations in your life."
For a while I was struggling to uncover what the song was about, until I watched the music video, directed by Michel Gondry. The video appears to show a flailing marriage or relationship, the couple at one point resorting to axes and machetes in order to keep the relationship afloat. Although it should be taken to consideration that Gondry was going through a break-up at the time, therefore informing the surreal darkness of the video.
the line "If you'd been a dog / they would have drowned you at birth" is an interesting metaphor. Upon a quick Google search, the Goya painting 'The Dog' comes to mind, showing the head of dog gazing above from where the rest of its body cannot be seen, presumably sinking. Looking at this painting gives depth to the rest of the song. And then there is the drowning dog in a dream, which AI Overview defines as "feeling emotionally overwhelmed, losing a valuable aspect of yourself or a relationship, or a sense of being unable to control important situations in your life."
For a while I was struggling to uncover what the song was about, until I watched the music video, directed by Michel Gondry. The video appears to show a flailing marriage or relationship, the couple at one point resorting to axes and machetes in order to keep the relationship afloat. Although it should be taken to consideration that Gondry was going through a break-up at the time, therefore informing the surreal darkness of the video.