I believe this is a more personal song, contrary to the meaning of the whole album.
I believe it is about his mother who has been in a coma for 27 years before she died. However at the time this was written (which was before APC was created) she was still alive. I find this song highly emotional and moving.
"Dead as dead can be the doctor tells me" refers to the actual doctor who watched over his mother and the coma she was in. Maynard constantly refers to the coma by telling his mother to "wake up", she "plays dead". He wishes to have a normal relationship with his mother, and he also expresses his feelings about his mothers faith in christianity by saying "you dissapoint me." It may be harsh but it is a common relationship between parant and child to have explosive fights that contain words not really meant such as "you dissapoint me." This is also relevant in many other Maynards songs.
This may or may not be the true meaning but i believe it is.
IF this is about his mother, the line 'maybe someday I'll walk away' actually makes sense because he did walk away from his mother to live with his father because he couldn't stand his step father and the life he gave him and his mother. I think there is underlined guilt in these lyrics.
IF this is about his mother, the line 'maybe someday I'll walk away' actually makes sense because he did walk away from his mother to live with his father because he couldn't stand his step father and the life he gave him and his mother. I think there is underlined guilt in these lyrics.
I may be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure his mother wasn't in a coma for 27 years. She was crippled and hospitalized a lot, but I don't think she was comatose. Maybe towards the end she was, I'm not completely clear on that part.
I may be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure his mother wasn't in a coma for 27 years. She was crippled and hospitalized a lot, but I don't think she was comatose. Maybe towards the end she was, I'm not completely clear on that part.
@jamesquay Judith was not in a coma. She was in an accident that left her crippled. The accident only strengthened her faith, which was baffling and frustrating to Maynard (the song Judith)... but no coma.
@jamesquay Judith was not in a coma. She was in an accident that left her crippled. The accident only strengthened her faith, which was baffling and frustrating to Maynard (the song Judith)... but no coma.
I believe this is a more personal song, contrary to the meaning of the whole album. I believe it is about his mother who has been in a coma for 27 years before she died. However at the time this was written (which was before APC was created) she was still alive. I find this song highly emotional and moving.
"Dead as dead can be the doctor tells me" refers to the actual doctor who watched over his mother and the coma she was in. Maynard constantly refers to the coma by telling his mother to "wake up", she "plays dead". He wishes to have a normal relationship with his mother, and he also expresses his feelings about his mothers faith in christianity by saying "you dissapoint me." It may be harsh but it is a common relationship between parant and child to have explosive fights that contain words not really meant such as "you dissapoint me." This is also relevant in many other Maynards songs.
This may or may not be the true meaning but i believe it is.
IF this is about his mother, the line 'maybe someday I'll walk away' actually makes sense because he did walk away from his mother to live with his father because he couldn't stand his step father and the life he gave him and his mother. I think there is underlined guilt in these lyrics.
IF this is about his mother, the line 'maybe someday I'll walk away' actually makes sense because he did walk away from his mother to live with his father because he couldn't stand his step father and the life he gave him and his mother. I think there is underlined guilt in these lyrics.
I may be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure his mother wasn't in a coma for 27 years. She was crippled and hospitalized a lot, but I don't think she was comatose. Maybe towards the end she was, I'm not completely clear on that part.
I may be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure his mother wasn't in a coma for 27 years. She was crippled and hospitalized a lot, but I don't think she was comatose. Maybe towards the end she was, I'm not completely clear on that part.
@jamesquay wow.... Such a powerful song to begin with and then you add the meaning to it and, just wow...
@jamesquay wow.... Such a powerful song to begin with and then you add the meaning to it and, just wow...
@jamesquay Judith was not in a coma. She was in an accident that left her crippled. The accident only strengthened her faith, which was baffling and frustrating to Maynard (the song Judith)... but no coma.
@jamesquay Judith was not in a coma. She was in an accident that left her crippled. The accident only strengthened her faith, which was baffling and frustrating to Maynard (the song Judith)... but no coma.
@michaelodu She wasn’t in an accident, as such. She suffered an aneurysm and was left paralyzed for 27 years.
@michaelodu She wasn’t in an accident, as such. She suffered an aneurysm and was left paralyzed for 27 years.