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Post by Nidhogg on Apr 30, 2003 14:54:47 GMT -5
i broke up (SJ)
it was not posed it messed me up it was her recording herself whisper what’s it worth to me thinking one thought the advice to be OK break into children’s hospital crying out don’t fuck with me
ch- and i broke up without a note and i broke up behind your house and i broke up
it sss a mess go go go go away from here food color poured out over her shorts mixed with i will make a gate you cannot pass taped to their loin cloth a sign that says WHY US! flip yourself off but say erase it if someone sees you this is the worst vacation ever i am going to cut open your forehead with a roofing shingle
To me, this is the most intruiging and intense song in Xiu Xiu's catalog. I'm curious to hear other people's interpretations of this song. My ideas about I Broke Up are very sketchy...I'm thinking that the chorus may imply suicide out of depression/insanity, what with the "without a note" part. The "children's hospital" portion may be about losing one's mind. Going into a place of appearant innocense like a children's hopital and yelling "don't fuck with me!" is probably used to represent insanity...
So, uh, what do you guys think?
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Post by sinclair on May 1, 2003 16:21:07 GMT -5
dude, i love the lyrics to I Broke Up also. i haven't come up with an overall meaning to the song, but I could (ignorantly) comment on some things. i think of the song as fucking reality slapping you in the face. realism achieved through experiences of pain; like how some people hurt themselves just to remind themselves that they are actually alive. "The advice to be OK," is almost like a joke. (Like when Mr. Burns gets shot on the Simpsons and when asked if he is okay, he responds, "I won't even dignify that with an answer." It's like, fuck you! it's not even fucking advice, and no, i am not fucking okay. . . and the "children's hospital," an environment ever so safe, delicate, and non-threatening (thinking of cute little bald kids with leukemia). When haunted by your thoughts, you are obviously safe nowhere. "I'll make a gate you cannot pass," reminds me of heaven, and that there is no universal entrance admission. The sign on the loin cloth immediately reminded me of a "(insert destination) or bust" sign. You want to tell people where you're going, or maybe you don't care beyond that. One cannot be a victim unless they express themselves in that way. who knows. some thoughts.
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Post by dr. strangelove on May 1, 2003 16:57:02 GMT -5
i'm currently working on a performance art piece using "hives hives" as my foundation for a dance class i'm currently taking, and i have definately developed a deeper understanding of the song. but before i started this, i started messing around with "i broke up" and discovered that many of the lyrics are given more meaning when you try adding movement to them; now, i'm not a huge proponent of dance/performance art, but the themes in this music is sometimes so personal that you have to physically let out your response before you can completely come to terms with everything (at least, that's how it worked for me). it actually inspired me to work on the "hives hives" piece, and i actually received applause after i showed the first minute and a half of the piece a few weeks ago.
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Post by Nidhogg on May 1, 2003 19:37:29 GMT -5
Whoa that sounds really cool. I'd like to see that.
Thanks for the feedback, Sinclair. I guess there's a lot more than one interpretation of this song. I started this thread because of that...
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