I agree mostly with Malfoy here: this song is the beginning of a STORY. This story runs until either the end of the CD or "There's A Good Reason...". Looking at the rest of the songs in relation to this one, I think this song is introducing us to the doormat-ish boyfriend of a depressed/suicidal girl. She's obviously unwell, but refuses to take responsibility for herself, gets drunk (perhaps in a downward spiral after a death?):
Watch your mouth
Oh, oh, oh, because your speech is slurred enough
That you just might swallow your tongue
I'm sure you'd want to give up the ghost
With just a little more poise than that...
And blames God:
Or was it God who chokes in these situations?
Running late?
No no, he called in.
He realizes his relationship with her is not a healthy one, but he's so lonely and meek that he can't bear being alone:
I am
Alone in this bed, house, and head
And she never fixes this
But at least she makes me forget
I am
Alone, in this bedroom
She never fixes this
But at least she--
I agree mostly with Malfoy here: this song is the beginning of a STORY. This story runs until either the end of the CD or "There's A Good Reason...". Looking at the rest of the songs in relation to this one, I think this song is introducing us to the doormat-ish boyfriend of a depressed/suicidal girl. She's obviously unwell, but refuses to take responsibility for herself, gets drunk (perhaps in a downward spiral after a death?):
Watch your mouth Oh, oh, oh, because your speech is slurred enough That you just might swallow your tongue I'm sure you'd want to give up the ghost With just a little more poise than that...
And blames God:
Or was it God who chokes in these situations? Running late? No no, he called in.
He realizes his relationship with her is not a healthy one, but he's so lonely and meek that he can't bear being alone:
I am Alone in this bed, house, and head And she never fixes this But at least she makes me forget I am Alone, in this bedroom She never fixes this But at least she--
Any thoughts?
@AL_yssa94 , the phrase "give up the ghost" can also mean to give up something when you know you won't succeed
@AL_yssa94 , the phrase "give up the ghost" can also mean to give up something when you know you won't succeed
@AL_yssa94 , and the other meaning is to die
@AL_yssa94 , and the other meaning is to die