My InterpretationTo me this song really just sounds like someone who's been in therapy for a while.
So then he gives up on the relationship altogether.
And so because of this, he really is starting to consider that it is just him being paranoid but whenever he looks at her he just sees right through her and sees the truth, even though he tries to look past it (It's hard to compromise When I see through your eyes. The second verse is about how they are still refusing to believe him (a longer sentence brings no more than one that i had said before). They all think that they are so smart in thinking that the girl is innocent (arrogance) when in reality she really is guilty.Īnd the chorus is more of the character finally getting the guts enough to legitamitely speak up about his worries and getting the courage and balls enough to call her on shit (Now I can talk, no one gets off) That the "I" in the song thinks that his girlfriend is cheating on him but everyone thinks he is just being crazy, everyone ignores him and brushes it off (loose tongues and arrogence), and the "them" being the "white coats and clever minds". its more of a combination of both? lol i thought it more about the whole cheating aspect of relationships. General Commentokay so i never even thought about tambellina's theory and i didnt exactly think it was about a girl either.
So yeah i think the whole institution thing is a little far-fetched "its just a common view." saying that they have the popular opinion, so there is no point in trying to convince them that they are wrong, even if they were shown to be wrong and they believed it, they would not make sweeping changes like the speaker wants, because they have convinced the public that their idea is correct, they will not be swayed if the antagonist starts preaching the same as the speaker, he will just be outcast. "it's hard to." yeah, he is saying that although they may say that they are good/benevolent but he can see that they are not and he refuses to compromise now that he knows their intentions. "a longer sentence." yes he does just reiterate, but he says that if he tried getting his message out in some other way, a more sophisticated/official way, then that would not change anything. what you said about getting off as climax is close to it, its saying that when he says what he needs to, that nobody wins/gets what they are looking for, but he can share his ideas in a way that people will listen, this is good for him in a sense b/c he has done what he wants to, but it wont turn out well in the end b/c nobody gets off. I think you have the best interpretation so far, i dont think its about an institution, the white coats and clever minds is the only line that would confirm that theory, but what you say about politicians and "higher class" possibly conservative minds and ideas repressing the message that he has been trying to put out is what i think this band is more about. ^ The audience has the common view, the singer's ideas being lost on them. ^ It's hard to say 'let's agree to disagree' when he understands the audience/person and sees right through them, knowing he's letting them continue with this sham of a belief. ^ He's just reiterating things he's been saying for ages. In the second case, the ideas being presented are too uncomfortable and not very palatable, so instead of the usual fare of shallow, superficial satisfaction, they are being forced to look at something outside their comfort zone. This could mean two things: no person escapes the situation without having to reevaluate the situation / hearing the singer's rebukes, or nobody can get off as in the sexual slang for climaxing. ^ Now he has the opportunity to speak and present his views, no one gets off. ^ They argue back, too arrogant to think they could be wrong. For example, doctors, scientists, politicians. ^ The audience will choose to believe the clever people who promote the current belief, as they are professions (white coats). Basically, he's trying to convey something to people who are unreceptive to his ideas. It makes more sense than mine, in my opinion, but I'll post it here anyway. General CommentI really like tambellina's criminal theory.
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