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- Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:58 am
- Forum: ...Is a Real Boy / ...Was a Real Boy
- Topic: Chia-Like, I Shall Grow
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13805
Re: Chia-Like, I Shall Grow
I believe this song was about the moments in Max's life when he was in the hospital because of drugs, and he felt trapped and alienated.
- Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:56 am
- Forum: ...Is a Real Boy / ...Was a Real Boy
- Topic: Spidersong
- Replies: 15
- Views: 22015
Re: Spidersong
I see this song as him trying to get a girl to fall for him through manipulation so that he can take advantage of her. By calling himself a spider, he's basically calling himself poisonous. "I better watch my back around you. You've got the moves, the shoes, but do you got me?" IMHO he's paranoid an...
- Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:47 am
- Forum: ...Is a Real Boy / ...Was a Real Boy
- Topic: The Writhing South
- Replies: 15
- Views: 21644
Re: The Writhing South
From my own perspective the song is about his hometown, or simply Texas in general hence "south", and "hot heartland". I took writhing as in suffering. So the title is pretty much self-explanatory. IMHO he is singing about many things that add to the songs story. Max is desperate for a sense of euph...