Here I am, laid bare, at the end of my rope. I've lost all hope. So Long!
Molly Connolly just broke up with me over the revealing nature of the songs.
You goddamn kids had best be gracious with the merch money you spend
Because for you I won't ever have rough sex with Molly Connolly again.
Here I am, laid down, at the end of my rope, wishing I had not been born.
Now I've spewed too much. I can never shut it up. I thought you should be warned

And I implied black sky took the needle to my eye and sucked out all its glow,
But Molly Connolly ruined my life. I thought the world should know.
I can't stop thinking about what she did wrong to me.
I can't figure out just what I did wrong.
I'll kill myself thinking about the things that you did to me.
I'll kill myself! I'll kill myself! I'll kill myself



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"Every Man Has a Molly" as written by Max Bemis

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    General Comment:Alli: This is a question I've always wanted to ask you. What's the deal with Molly Connelly?

    Max: *chuckle* She's, I mean, it's like a song about how a girl can affect a guy for the rest of his life. Just one girl can give you tons of problems, and just screw you up. But also it's from the point of view of being, how someone can mess with your life's work. It's also from the point of view of being in a band, or being any kind of artist. It's like you give up the ability to have an easy relationship when you live a certain life.

    Alli: So was Molly Connelly a real girl? Or…?

    Max: The name isn't real. But it's a few stories put together


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    Flag MikeyG133on December 11, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I think the name Molly Connolly was a very creative name. I believe Max chose it because "Molly" can either refer to MDMA, which is a pure form of ecstasy, or it can refer to an intelligent and articulate girl who is good in bed. When someone is "connolly'd" it means they've been hurt through series of events, tricked out of what is rightfully theirs, lost to a less skilled person, or just jokingly insulted by a friend. Max is AMAZING!
    Flag OmgagaBeALadyon May 16, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Well, I agree with most so far, but I have another take on the song.

    Most of the rest of the album is filled with commentary on the music industry, and modern society. In that context, I think this song is a 'stab' at the "emo" scene, and how most songs' lyrical content revolves around the singer's current 20-something girlfriend.(coughDashboardcough)

    "Molly Connolly just broke up with me over the revealing nature of the songs"

    Some lines in the song seem a little too self-pitying for something I think Max would write un-sarcastically. He seems to be much more tasteful when writing about his pain (see Chia-like I shall grow)

    "Kill myself thinking about..."

    "Molly Connolly ruined my life..."

    The bit about merch money is him speaking as the 'emo' singer, essentially saying "buy our shit, I'm giving you exactly what you want to hear, another break-up song"

    Just my two cents. If Max says otherwise in interviews or the album booklet (lost mine years ago) so be it. I just always heard this song as a satire on the "emo" "scene" (yes I quoted those two words separately on purpose)
    Flag Slapbass18on April 08, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:i cant be sure about the first part, but i have a feeling that molly, broke up with him after she heard Wow i can get sexual too, because she was teh girl that touched herself, just a side thought, but basicly this was the best way to get back at her, he was trying to be loving and she got upset over one song, so he wrote more, and let everyone know that she broke his heart
    Flag mcrdiscoon June 19, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think a lot of people are reading way too much into this song when I find to be very straight forward. In my opinion, Molly Connolly is real person. He's talked about her in other songs and she dumps him for it, because of the "revealing nature of the songs". So he's says, you kids better buy a lot cds and t-shirts cause my chick dumped me because of the songs I write for you guys, so I better get something out of this.
    That's just my opinion.
    Flag haileeboton June 15, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Well, this song is easy to decode kiddies.
    I love quoting this fucking song :3
    Max makes me feel happy inside <3
    Flag JulieBemisxon February 19, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Not sure if this has already been discussed, but does anyone else hear another name in this song? The first time Max goes into:

    "i'll kill myself thinking about
    the things that you did to me
    molly connolly..."

    It sounds like something follows it, at around 2:00. "Casey", or "Katie". That ties into the whole idea that the song was written about two different girls, mentioned by Rodger Dogder. That might be him addressing the the other girl.
    Flag CityLightShutterson February 01, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:"you god damn kids
    had best be gracious with
    the merch money you spend
    because for you
    i won?t ever have rough sex
    with molly connolly again"

    Seems like everyone is debating this line.

    My interpretations is he is saying to all the fans that buy the merchandise that makes the band be gracious
    with it because all that money and therefore fame, responsibilities, touring etc. that comes with it has
    costed it him his relationship and it is their fault. But he isn't mad about it either.

    Futhermore, the song is definately about his ex K.C. as he screams it in the middle of the song.
    Flag jermjoy101on December 17, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This is a really good song, whether its true or not. But that would be coooool if it was, ahahhha.
    Flag underfireon December 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I don't think that there is anything to look into in this song - what makes it so good is just how incredibly blunt it is.
    I really do love Max Bemis, he is undisputably a legend <333
    Flag FixUpLookSharp--xon October 18, 2009   Link

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