She'd taken everything
She took his checks
She took the soda pop
There was nothing left
She took the love letters out of his desk
She took his bike
She took everything she thought he liked
And what she couldn't take she found a way to break
She left his amplifier
And wire and wood don't do any good
When your heart is blazing like a wildfire
And all you got to show for it's an amplifier
She took his knife
He took his drugs
They took his life
She took it all in one big haul
She left his amplifier
So did she break the amplifyer, or just leave it as is? That's the mystery
I don't think she broke the amplifier. I think the song is driving at the irony that an amplifier is useless without a guitar (or other instrument) to plug into it. The one thing that could have made Danny feel better -- playing his guitar loud -- is impossible, so he has to kill himself.
I don't think she broke the amplifier. I think the song is driving at the irony that an amplifier is useless without a guitar (or other instrument) to plug into it. The one thing that could have made Danny feel better -- playing his guitar loud -- is impossible, so he has to kill himself.
Best breakup song ever written. And I love the word play near the end ("she took it all, in one big haul" or...."in one big hall, she left his amplifier". Peter Holsapple is one of the best songwriters ever. If you've never seen the video for the song, check it out, it's also brilliant.
this song is great