to me this song is about the book "the garden of eden" by Ernest Hemingway.
if you are planning to read this book, please do not read the rest of this post, as i give away the secret surprise at the end and will ruin it for you.
The character David calls his wife Catherine "Devil" as a term of affection, a nickname. Catherine wants to be respected like men are in society so she tries different things like cutting her hair short or asking her husband to pretend he's the woman when they are in bed.
David is a writer and the book takes place while he and Catherine are on their honeymoon. he writes in the morning while she is asleep. eventually she becomes so jealous of his ability to be productive that she does something very cruel to him. this angers him greatly and he says things like "i wish your mom and dad had not met each other and made you" he doesn't actually threaten to hit her, but the sentiment is similar. there's also stuff about her dad, and her having her dad's money and stuff (daddy's payday is not enough) just read the book. it will make sense to you.
to me this song is about the book "the garden of eden" by Ernest Hemingway.
if you are planning to read this book, please do not read the rest of this post, as i give away the secret surprise at the end and will ruin it for you.
The character David calls his wife Catherine "Devil" as a term of affection, a nickname. Catherine wants to be respected like men are in society so she tries different things like cutting her hair short or asking her husband to pretend he's the woman when they are in bed.
David is a writer and the book takes place while he and Catherine are on their honeymoon. he writes in the morning while she is asleep. eventually she becomes so jealous of his ability to be productive that she does something very cruel to him. this angers him greatly and he says things like "i wish your mom and dad had not met each other and made you" he doesn't actually threaten to hit her, but the sentiment is similar. there's also stuff about her dad, and her having her dad's money and stuff (daddy's payday is not enough) just read the book. it will make sense to you.
Very interesting connection. I'm starting to agree with you.
Very interesting connection. I'm starting to agree with you.
I think this is a strong possibility. Tweedy has written other songs (Hummingbird comes to mind) after being inspired by novels.
I think this is a strong possibility. Tweedy has written other songs (Hummingbird comes to mind) after being inspired by novels.