This is probably my favorite song.
To me the obvious answer is that this song is about the reasons that this guy became a murderer,
At first he gives us some idea of his motives -
"all you people in TVland I will wake up your empty shell" - he wants to do something terrible that will make him feel alive, and wake the people up from their numbness.
There are hints of some social isolation that lead to these actions.
At the end of the song after the shot, he recalls himself as a boy
He talks about the separation of his parents, and about his need for their love and attention-that is being denied from him because of their marriage problems.
I don't care who the guy that he murders is,
But sometimes I can really relate to the anger in this song, the killer's desire to be acknowledged by society after years of estrangement.
I wouldn't kill anyone but it is interesting how peter gets you to relate to this guy
This is probably my favorite song. To me the obvious answer is that this song is about the reasons that this guy became a murderer, At first he gives us some idea of his motives - "all you people in TVland I will wake up your empty shell" - he wants to do something terrible that will make him feel alive, and wake the people up from their numbness. There are hints of some social isolation that lead to these actions. At the end of the song after the shot, he recalls himself as a boy He talks about the separation of his parents, and about his need for their love and attention-that is being denied from him because of their marriage problems. I don't care who the guy that he murders is, But sometimes I can really relate to the anger in this song, the killer's desire to be acknowledged by society after years of estrangement. I wouldn't kill anyone but it is interesting how peter gets you to relate to this guy