why do some people here actually interpret this as a love song? the line "and agree to marry me" does not determine that it is a love song. this song is purely about someone who can't learn to be social, most likely because of alcoholism as 'ok' previously stated. it's a song about reaching out for a helping hand of a lover, a friend, or even a complete stranger who will be there with you to see the suffering through.
"our ears are full but you're empty
holding out your heart"
this expresses what it feels like to feel crowded in our mind by your desires (alcohol) and thoughts. i like to interpret the "noise" in his ears as the paranoid little man screaming for help in his head. he also later talks about going to the country (a quieter place), but then his insecurity and lack of self-confidence hits him again, and he is sucked back into the abyss of his own paranoia. "sociability is hard enough for me" explains this very clearly.
Now, back to the "agree to marry me" part. this part may confuse the listener at first (i suddenly lost track of the message of the song when i read this verse on the lyrics card for the first time), and that is perfectly normal. i like to believe that since this song IS based on the guitarist's past alcoholism crisis - that this line is probably what the narrator in this song says to a girl he just met at a bar/pub. drinking clouds your judgement, and this man might have jokingly proposed to a girl or several girls before that he had gotten hammered with in a bar. he is reaching out for happiness, and to him, it comes in a bottle. he sees anything that is even only slightly positive as a doorway to true happiness. but till he can overcome this, he must try to enjoy his "Coffee and TV".
why do some people here actually interpret this as a love song? the line "and agree to marry me" does not determine that it is a love song. this song is purely about someone who can't learn to be social, most likely because of alcoholism as 'ok' previously stated. it's a song about reaching out for a helping hand of a lover, a friend, or even a complete stranger who will be there with you to see the suffering through.
"our ears are full but you're empty holding out your heart"
this expresses what it feels like to feel crowded in our mind by your desires (alcohol) and thoughts. i like to interpret the "noise" in his ears as the paranoid little man screaming for help in his head. he also later talks about going to the country (a quieter place), but then his insecurity and lack of self-confidence hits him again, and he is sucked back into the abyss of his own paranoia. "sociability is hard enough for me" explains this very clearly.
Now, back to the "agree to marry me" part. this part may confuse the listener at first (i suddenly lost track of the message of the song when i read this verse on the lyrics card for the first time), and that is perfectly normal. i like to believe that since this song IS based on the guitarist's past alcoholism crisis - that this line is probably what the narrator in this song says to a girl he just met at a bar/pub. drinking clouds your judgement, and this man might have jokingly proposed to a girl or several girls before that he had gotten hammered with in a bar. he is reaching out for happiness, and to him, it comes in a bottle. he sees anything that is even only slightly positive as a doorway to true happiness. but till he can overcome this, he must try to enjoy his "Coffee and TV".
argh my fingers hurt now from the typing.
i agree, this song is about tired of life, but the melody was sweet to create a little irony. never tired listen to this song though.
i agree, this song is about tired of life, but the melody was sweet to create a little irony. never tired listen to this song though.
@babieblitz Thanks a lot for the wonderful and thorough review.
@babieblitz Thanks a lot for the wonderful and thorough review.