In my mind, this is without a doubt inspired by Blanche DuBois from "A Streetcar Named Desire." If you love this song and have never read the play, its not very long or time consuming and you will see a lot of connections.
"Darling, darling, doesn't have a problem
Lying to herself cause her liquor's top shelf
It's alarming honestly how charming she can be
Fooling everyone, telling how she's having fun"
In the play, Blanche suffers from some form of mental illness and drinks heavily, presumably to avoid the demons of her past. She charms and fools many people into thinking that she is something other than what she truly is.
"She says you don't want to be like me
Don't wanna see all the things I've seen
I'm dying, I'm dying
She says you don't want to get this way
Famous, and dumb, and no age
My, I'm dying"
Blanche reveals the demons of her past at various point throughout the play. Her family dying off in front of her eyes, the loss the family plantation, the suicide of her husband which she is convinced is her fault. She is portrayed as the most notorious person from her home in Laurel because of her sleeping around after the death of her husband, hence the "famous, and dumb...." line.
"Baby's all dressed up, with nowhere to go
That's the little story of the girl you know
Relying on the kindness of strangers
Time and cherry marks while doing party favours
Put your red dress on, put your lipstick on
Sing your song, song, now, the camera's on
And you're alive again "
Blanche's clothing and jewelry are often spoken of throughout, as well as her enjoyment of wearing them. She truly does get dressed up with no where to go as she does not work, is seldom mentioned leaving Stella's, and can't leave New Orleans because she was run out of her home town and can't afford to support herself. "I have always relied on the kindness of strangers" is her last line in the play... This was what really sold me on the Blanche influence and made me examine the lyrics more closely.
There are other small similarities that may be a stretch... the lines in French might be from Blanche speaking in French and talking of her French heritage. The mention of "light" and "lightning"... Light, or lack there of, was important symbolism in the play for Blanche, and is mentioned in her most important and telling monologue (the one about her husband.)
In my mind, this is without a doubt inspired by Blanche DuBois from "A Streetcar Named Desire." If you love this song and have never read the play, its not very long or time consuming and you will see a lot of connections.
"Darling, darling, doesn't have a problem Lying to herself cause her liquor's top shelf It's alarming honestly how charming she can be Fooling everyone, telling how she's having fun"
In the play, Blanche suffers from some form of mental illness and drinks heavily, presumably to avoid the demons of her past. She charms and fools many people into thinking that she is something other than what she truly is.
"She says you don't want to be like me Don't wanna see all the things I've seen I'm dying, I'm dying She says you don't want to get this way Famous, and dumb, and no age My, I'm dying"
Blanche reveals the demons of her past at various point throughout the play. Her family dying off in front of her eyes, the loss the family plantation, the suicide of her husband which she is convinced is her fault. She is portrayed as the most notorious person from her home in Laurel because of her sleeping around after the death of her husband, hence the "famous, and dumb...." line.
"Baby's all dressed up, with nowhere to go That's the little story of the girl you know Relying on the kindness of strangers Time and cherry marks while doing party favours Put your red dress on, put your lipstick on Sing your song, song, now, the camera's on And you're alive again "
Blanche's clothing and jewelry are often spoken of throughout, as well as her enjoyment of wearing them. She truly does get dressed up with no where to go as she does not work, is seldom mentioned leaving Stella's, and can't leave New Orleans because she was run out of her home town and can't afford to support herself. "I have always relied on the kindness of strangers" is her last line in the play... This was what really sold me on the Blanche influence and made me examine the lyrics more closely.
There are other small similarities that may be a stretch... the lines in French might be from Blanche speaking in French and talking of her French heritage. The mention of "light" and "lightning"... Light, or lack there of, was important symbolism in the play for Blanche, and is mentioned in her most important and telling monologue (the one about her husband.)