I think many people are losing the basic meaning of the song by reading into it too much.
Francis sings basically about a trio of events that he never think he'd do or witness. Hence why he screams in the chorus "I'm Amazed", as in "I can't believe: my wife shot her own head on the day I married her/I played with a ball of string (seriously, other than cats, who does?)/ I'd leave the place I live, and drive my Honda (that small car) and head for Arizona."
Heck, the intro may seem unrelated, but it's actually consistent with the song itself, Kim talks about her teacher who got fired after getting caught harrassing the hockey players and the school was really quiet about it. And that's what amazed her: the whole BS attitude of the school board, more than the act itself which by itself it's rather "amazing." - Kickass riff, BTW, great song to rock out to.
I think many people are losing the basic meaning of the song by reading into it too much.
Francis sings basically about a trio of events that he never think he'd do or witness. Hence why he screams in the chorus "I'm Amazed", as in "I can't believe: my wife shot her own head on the day I married her/I played with a ball of string (seriously, other than cats, who does?)/ I'd leave the place I live, and drive my Honda (that small car) and head for Arizona."
Heck, the intro may seem unrelated, but it's actually consistent with the song itself, Kim talks about her teacher who got fired after getting caught harrassing the hockey players and the school was really quiet about it. And that's what amazed her: the whole BS attitude of the school board, more than the act itself which by itself it's rather "amazing." - Kickass riff, BTW, great song to rock out to.