I can't help but think this song is about David Berkowitz (Son of Sam.) This guy ran around killing women in the 70's.
"couple killer each and every time"
"acting under orders from above"
"the clouded mind"
all references to Berkowitz
Berkowitz claimed demons controlled him and a talking dog told him to kill the girls. He later told the truth in prison that he really killed these women because of his shit relationships with his mom/other women and he would masturbate after killing these women. Berkowitz claims to be sorry for everything he did as of 2002, he's rotting away in jail and claims to be a Christian now.
As far as the reference to Shiva, she would be more..creative than destructive. I guess maybe this song is about good vs evil type of thing? The whole "Shiva opens her arms now to make sure I don't get too far" I guess too far out of her reach. Maybe he's saying he's creatively destroying himself. I mean, he did kill himself in the end. He was awesome though.
I think this song is using Berkowitz as a metaphor. I think the song is saying... I'm a slave to my demons, the same way Berkowitze was a slave to his.
I think this song is using Berkowitz as a metaphor. I think the song is saying... I'm a slave to my demons, the same way Berkowitze was a slave to his.
The Shiva reference is also interesting, because while Shiva is the destroyer, the destruction is done to clear the way for a new life (told the boss off made my move).
The Shiva reference is also interesting, because while Shiva is the destroyer, the destruction is done to clear the way for a new life (told the boss off made my move).
The overwhelming feeling I get from this song is "I don't know what I want to do with my life, but I'm driven to throw everything away and try to find something else... even though I don't have anything to find."
I agree, I don't think it's actually ~about~ David Berkowitz. That seems a little too obvious for Elliott's usual style, so I agree that it's a metaphor rather than actually being about Son of Sam. Especially since he says 'I'm a little like you, more like Son of Sam'. If he were actually writing about Berkowitz, why would he say 'like Son of Sam' rather than just... Son of Sam, ha ha. Or Son of Satan which is what Berkowitz started out calling himself in the earliest letters to the police.
I agree, I don't think it's actually ~about~ David Berkowitz. That seems a little too obvious for Elliott's usual style, so I agree that it's a metaphor rather than actually being about Son of Sam. Especially since he says 'I'm a little like you, more like Son of Sam'. If he were actually writing about Berkowitz, why would he say 'like Son of Sam' rather than just... Son of Sam, ha ha. Or Son of Satan which is what Berkowitz started out calling himself in the earliest letters to the police.
But I think you're right about the 'I don't know what to do with my life' as well. I think the song is expressing a feeling that he has the compulsion to destroy things, including good things in his life, and that if he continues to listen to this compulsion (like Son of Sam), he will end up with nothing. King for a day but with nothing for the rest of his life. It's more about desperation and kind of a self-aware habit of self-destruction, of ruining things for himself for the thrill of the moment rather than any long-lasting benefit. Acting on impulse rather than having self-control. It's one of his most interesting songs I think, and it reveals a lot about his thought process at the time.
But the saddest thing to me is knowing that before his suicide, he had actually moved a great deal forward toward living a healthy and rewarding life, having depression treated and being clean from all drugs aside from those prescribed to him, but in that moment he acted on emotion and killed himself.
@Aslard I didn’t know where was a genius on this website! Are you sure you thought this up on your own?? It’s a bit complex for just one person don’t you think??
@Aslard I didn’t know where was a genius on this website! Are you sure you thought this up on your own?? It’s a bit complex for just one person don’t you think??
I can't help but think this song is about David Berkowitz (Son of Sam.) This guy ran around killing women in the 70's.
"couple killer each and every time" "acting under orders from above" "the clouded mind"
all references to Berkowitz
Berkowitz claimed demons controlled him and a talking dog told him to kill the girls. He later told the truth in prison that he really killed these women because of his shit relationships with his mom/other women and he would masturbate after killing these women. Berkowitz claims to be sorry for everything he did as of 2002, he's rotting away in jail and claims to be a Christian now.
As far as the reference to Shiva, she would be more..creative than destructive. I guess maybe this song is about good vs evil type of thing? The whole "Shiva opens her arms now to make sure I don't get too far" I guess too far out of her reach. Maybe he's saying he's creatively destroying himself. I mean, he did kill himself in the end. He was awesome though.
I think this song is using Berkowitz as a metaphor. I think the song is saying... I'm a slave to my demons, the same way Berkowitze was a slave to his.
I think this song is using Berkowitz as a metaphor. I think the song is saying... I'm a slave to my demons, the same way Berkowitze was a slave to his.
The Shiva reference is also interesting, because while Shiva is the destroyer, the destruction is done to clear the way for a new life (told the boss off made my move).
The Shiva reference is also interesting, because while Shiva is the destroyer, the destruction is done to clear the way for a new life (told the boss off made my move).
The overwhelming feeling I get from this song is "I don't know what I want to do with my life, but I'm driven to throw everything away and try to find something else... even though I don't have anything to find."
I agree, I don't think it's actually ~about~ David Berkowitz. That seems a little too obvious for Elliott's usual style, so I agree that it's a metaphor rather than actually being about Son of Sam. Especially since he says 'I'm a little like you, more like Son of Sam'. If he were actually writing about Berkowitz, why would he say 'like Son of Sam' rather than just... Son of Sam, ha ha. Or Son of Satan which is what Berkowitz started out calling himself in the earliest letters to the police.
I agree, I don't think it's actually ~about~ David Berkowitz. That seems a little too obvious for Elliott's usual style, so I agree that it's a metaphor rather than actually being about Son of Sam. Especially since he says 'I'm a little like you, more like Son of Sam'. If he were actually writing about Berkowitz, why would he say 'like Son of Sam' rather than just... Son of Sam, ha ha. Or Son of Satan which is what Berkowitz started out calling himself in the earliest letters to the police.
But I think you're right about the 'I don't know what to do with my life' as well. I think the song is expressing a feeling that he has the compulsion to destroy things, including good things in his life, and that if he continues to listen to this compulsion (like Son of Sam), he will end up with nothing. King for a day but with nothing for the rest of his life. It's more about desperation and kind of a self-aware habit of self-destruction, of ruining things for himself for the thrill of the moment rather than any long-lasting benefit. Acting on impulse rather than having self-control. It's one of his most interesting songs I think, and it reveals a lot about his thought process at the time.
But the saddest thing to me is knowing that before his suicide, he had actually moved a great deal forward toward living a healthy and rewarding life, having depression treated and being clean from all drugs aside from those prescribed to him, but in that moment he acted on emotion and killed himself.
@Aslard I didn’t know where was a genius on this website! Are you sure you thought this up on your own?? It’s a bit complex for just one person don’t you think??
@Aslard I didn’t know where was a genius on this website! Are you sure you thought this up on your own?? It’s a bit complex for just one person don’t you think??