I don't know if I am right in my viewings of this song, but this is my opinion of it:
In basics, the woman found out she has some form of cancer and her doctor found out for her that her insurance will not cover the chemotherapy that is needed for her treatment. She has to make the descion of paying for chemo herself or to not have it at all. She says "I couldn't afford chemo like I couldn't afford a limo"(ll. 21), so it's obvious to the character that she can't pay for the chemo. I think Regina also tries to show that the main character is in some disbelief with this line: " You know I plan to retire some day." She is looking over what she had planned for her life and (most likely) for her family it would be better for her to die so they will have the money (shown in the line: "Crispy crispy Benjamin Franklin came over/ Baby-sat all four of my kids". The money is taking care of her children.) I think the last half of the song is all metaphorical, with her telling the doctor to go west (which is the general direction for the sun to 'end it's day', so probably means that she's not taking the chemo and is dying) and while this is happening, she realizes that she doesn't want to do this. We're left to believe that the mother died and left her children alone.
"They said "you'll be ok anyway" and I smiled cause I'd known it all the while". Metaphor. They said she's gonna die anyway.
"They said "you'll be ok anyway" and I smiled cause I'd known it all the while". Metaphor. They said she's gonna die anyway.
"I can afford chemo like I can afford limo". Limo is another metaphor (something expensive and not affordable). If she pays money for the treatment that not helping her at all - why the hell should she keep on with that? She'd rather ride on a limo with her kids. Going west is one more metaphor for ruined expectations, plans, future.
"I can afford chemo like I can afford limo". Limo is another metaphor (something expensive and not affordable). If she pays money for the treatment that not helping her at all - why the hell should she keep on with that? She'd rather ride on a limo with her kids. Going west is one more metaphor for ruined expectations, plans, future.
"Crispy crispy BF babysat all four of my kids". This line is a metaphor for leaving her kids with no money to live and no one who'd take care of them.
And she has terminal cancer which along with the chemo makes her hallucinate. So the doctor becomes a limo driver, her daughter's image is mixed up with that of her dead mom.
Thus I think that two main words lirically describing this song is 'metaphor' and 'hallucination'.
I don't know if I am right in my viewings of this song, but this is my opinion of it:
In basics, the woman found out she has some form of cancer and her doctor found out for her that her insurance will not cover the chemotherapy that is needed for her treatment. She has to make the descion of paying for chemo herself or to not have it at all. She says "I couldn't afford chemo like I couldn't afford a limo"(ll. 21), so it's obvious to the character that she can't pay for the chemo. I think Regina also tries to show that the main character is in some disbelief with this line: " You know I plan to retire some day." She is looking over what she had planned for her life and (most likely) for her family it would be better for her to die so they will have the money (shown in the line: "Crispy crispy Benjamin Franklin came over/ Baby-sat all four of my kids". The money is taking care of her children.) I think the last half of the song is all metaphorical, with her telling the doctor to go west (which is the general direction for the sun to 'end it's day', so probably means that she's not taking the chemo and is dying) and while this is happening, she realizes that she doesn't want to do this. We're left to believe that the mother died and left her children alone.
:( Such a sad song, but it's really good.
Agree.
Agree.
"They said "you'll be ok anyway" and I smiled cause I'd known it all the while". Metaphor. They said she's gonna die anyway.
"They said "you'll be ok anyway" and I smiled cause I'd known it all the while". Metaphor. They said she's gonna die anyway.
"I can afford chemo like I can afford limo". Limo is another metaphor (something expensive and not affordable). If she pays money for the treatment that not helping her at all - why the hell should she keep on with that? She'd rather ride on a limo with her kids. Going west is one more metaphor for ruined expectations, plans, future.
"I can afford chemo like I can afford limo". Limo is another metaphor (something expensive and not affordable). If she pays money for the treatment that not helping her at all - why the hell should she keep on with that? She'd rather ride on a limo with her kids. Going west is one more metaphor for ruined expectations, plans, future.
"Crispy crispy BF babysat all four of my kids". This line is a metaphor for leaving her kids with no money to live and no one who'd take care of them.
And she has terminal cancer which along with the chemo makes her hallucinate. So the doctor becomes a limo driver, her daughter's image is mixed up with that of her dead mom.
Thus I think that two main words lirically describing this song is 'metaphor' and 'hallucination'.