I think you have to put the song in the same order of the record to kind of get a full grasp.
The song before it on the cd is Jenny Was a Friend of Mine. Basically, he commited a crime, assualt or manslaughter, against this girl Jenny. He is being questioned by the cops, etc, etc.
"Coming out of my cage" means that he got out of jail. He was doing fine in jail. He discovers that the girl, Jenny, is now involved with someone else.
I dont take "Started out with a kiss" to be between him and the girl. I think that has to do with the girl (Jenny) kissing someother guy and from there they have fallen for each other. "How did it end up like this?"
"Swimming through sick lullabies - Choking on your alibis - But it’s just the price I pay - Destiny is calling me" Because he choked on his alibi when being interogated, he payed the price of going to jail, and that led to Jenny getting involved with someone else. Now, destiny is calling him and he has to move on. But he cant and I think thats why the whole song is repeated 3 times.
I'm afraid not... "Jenny" is a character in three of the Killers' songs, "Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine", "Midnight Show" and "Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf" which are collectively known as the Murder Trilogy. Bourbon is about killing Jenny, Midnight Show is the killer hiding the body, and Friend of Mine shows the thoughts of the killer as he's being interrogated about her death in police custody. This song has nothing to do with Jenny, the album isn't really a continuous narrative :)
I'm afraid not... "Jenny" is a character in three of the Killers' songs, "Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine", "Midnight Show" and "Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf" which are collectively known as the Murder Trilogy. Bourbon is about killing Jenny, Midnight Show is the killer hiding the body, and Friend of Mine shows the thoughts of the killer as he's being interrogated about her death in police custody. This song has nothing to do with Jenny, the album isn't really a continuous narrative :)
@Sabazius: What if this is after he gets out of jail (or maybe he was never actually convicted) and keeps having flashbacks about what made him kill Jenny? Maybe that he got jealous when he saw her at the movies (Midnight Show) kissing another guy and got thrown into all these images of what she could have done, and that somehow made him snap and kill her. Bourbon could be what he was kind of rambling to her as he killed her basically saying 'I would have been more than happy to drink alone, but you had to waltz in...
@Sabazius: What if this is after he gets out of jail (or maybe he was never actually convicted) and keeps having flashbacks about what made him kill Jenny? Maybe that he got jealous when he saw her at the movies (Midnight Show) kissing another guy and got thrown into all these images of what she could have done, and that somehow made him snap and kill her. Bourbon could be what he was kind of rambling to her as he killed her basically saying 'I would have been more than happy to drink alone, but you had to waltz in and ruin everything, and now look what happened.' Now, he's flashing back to her constantly and realizing that it was just a kiss, she probably didn't do much more than that and he killed her for it. That would explain the somewhat jumbled feeling of the song, and still makes sense in the sceme of things.
I think you have to put the song in the same order of the record to kind of get a full grasp.
The song before it on the cd is Jenny Was a Friend of Mine. Basically, he commited a crime, assualt or manslaughter, against this girl Jenny. He is being questioned by the cops, etc, etc.
"Coming out of my cage" means that he got out of jail. He was doing fine in jail. He discovers that the girl, Jenny, is now involved with someone else.
I dont take "Started out with a kiss" to be between him and the girl. I think that has to do with the girl (Jenny) kissing someother guy and from there they have fallen for each other. "How did it end up like this?"
"Swimming through sick lullabies - Choking on your alibis - But it’s just the price I pay - Destiny is calling me" Because he choked on his alibi when being interogated, he payed the price of going to jail, and that led to Jenny getting involved with someone else. Now, destiny is calling him and he has to move on. But he cant and I think thats why the whole song is repeated 3 times.
Just my take..
i think your right zeve
i think your right zeve
i think thats righ 2
i think thats righ 2
wow, never looked at it like that.
wow, never looked at it like that.
thanks for your insight, that actually makes sense.
thanks for your insight, that actually makes sense.
spot on! thanks that is brilliant
spot on! thanks that is brilliant
I'm afraid not... "Jenny" is a character in three of the Killers' songs, "Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine", "Midnight Show" and "Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf" which are collectively known as the Murder Trilogy. Bourbon is about killing Jenny, Midnight Show is the killer hiding the body, and Friend of Mine shows the thoughts of the killer as he's being interrogated about her death in police custody. This song has nothing to do with Jenny, the album isn't really a continuous narrative :)
I'm afraid not... "Jenny" is a character in three of the Killers' songs, "Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine", "Midnight Show" and "Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf" which are collectively known as the Murder Trilogy. Bourbon is about killing Jenny, Midnight Show is the killer hiding the body, and Friend of Mine shows the thoughts of the killer as he's being interrogated about her death in police custody. This song has nothing to do with Jenny, the album isn't really a continuous narrative :)
@Sabazius: What if this is after he gets out of jail (or maybe he was never actually convicted) and keeps having flashbacks about what made him kill Jenny? Maybe that he got jealous when he saw her at the movies (Midnight Show) kissing another guy and got thrown into all these images of what she could have done, and that somehow made him snap and kill her. Bourbon could be what he was kind of rambling to her as he killed her basically saying 'I would have been more than happy to drink alone, but you had to waltz in...
@Sabazius: What if this is after he gets out of jail (or maybe he was never actually convicted) and keeps having flashbacks about what made him kill Jenny? Maybe that he got jealous when he saw her at the movies (Midnight Show) kissing another guy and got thrown into all these images of what she could have done, and that somehow made him snap and kill her. Bourbon could be what he was kind of rambling to her as he killed her basically saying 'I would have been more than happy to drink alone, but you had to waltz in and ruin everything, and now look what happened.' Now, he's flashing back to her constantly and realizing that it was just a kiss, she probably didn't do much more than that and he killed her for it. That would explain the somewhat jumbled feeling of the song, and still makes sense in the sceme of things.