The Mountain Goats – No Children

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I hope that our few remaining friends
Give up on trying to save us
I hope we come out with a fail-safe plot
To piss off the dumb few that forgave us

I hope the fences we mended
Fall down beneath their own weight
And I hope we hang on past the last exit
I hope it's already too late

And I hope the junkyard a few blocks from here
Someday burns down
And I hope the rising black smoke carries me far away
And I never come back to this town again in my life

I hope I lie
And tell everyone you were a good wife
And I hope you die
I hope we both die

I hope I cut myself shaving tomorrow
I hope it bleeds all day long
Our friends say it's darkest before the sun rises
We're pretty sure they're all wrong

I hope it stays dark forever
I hope the worst isn't over
And I hope you blink before I do
And I hope I never get sober

And I hope when you think of me years down the line
You can't find one good thing to say
And I'd hope that if I found the strength to walk out
You'd stay the hell out of my way

I am drowning
There is no sign of land
You are coming down with me
Hand in unlovable hand

And I hope you die
I hope we both die

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    My Interpretation:This seems like George and Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf. I spiteful relationship that is addictive and deals with children who may or may not be there, which somehow makes all the difference.
    Flag SwissMilkHostelon April 22, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:This seems like George and Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf. I spiteful relationship that is addictive and deals with children who may or may not be there, which somehow makes all the difference.
    Flag SwissMilkHostelon April 22, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:This seems like George and Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf. I spiteful relationship that is addictive and deals with children who may or may not be there, which somehow makes all the difference.
    Flag SwissMilkHostelon April 22, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:This seems like George and Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf. I spiteful relationship that is addictive and deals with children who may or may not be there, which somehow makes all the difference.
    Flag SwissMilkHostelon April 22, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:This seems like George and Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf. I spiteful relationship that is addictive and deals with children who may or may not be there, which somehow makes all the difference.
    Flag SwissMilkHostelon April 22, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:This seems like George and Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf. I spiteful relationship that is addictive and deals with children who may or may not be there, which somehow makes all the difference.
    Flag SwissMilkHostelon April 22, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:This seems like George and Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf. I spiteful relationship that is addictive and deals with children who may or may not be there, which somehow makes all the difference.
    Flag SwissMilkHostelon April 22, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:This seems like George and Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf. I spiteful relationship that is addictive and deals with children who may or may not be there, which somehow makes all the difference.
    Flagged SwissMilkHostelon April 22, 2013   Link
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    My Opinion:I'm absolutely in love with my significant other. And when this comes on I grab her hand and we sing along. And it's never sad for us and it's never been a sad song. It's always been a love song. And I believe it's about being in love even when you know how disgusting you are yourself and how disgusting they are themselves. And you love them and you hope they die. I hope we both die.
    Flag heroinbonron December 29, 2012   Link
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    My Interpretation:I don't interpret the Alpha Couple as having children, I think that they are just two people that prefer being miserable and rage-filled to being lonely.
    They stay together because they have some sort of fucked up union that both of them rely on.
    Like a drug that is destroying them both, they're addicted to the mutual hate.
    I think they wish they had children so they had a proper reason to stay together.
    Flag Medafetson September 23, 2012   Link

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