Cronos
04-20-2006, 10:37 AM
I think this song is about old people and growing older. In the beginning of the song I believe I heard mention of watching re-runs of X-files, and old people really love that show. I'll pull out some more lyrical quotes and explain the connection to you guys.
"Can't breathe right now."
Basically, old people are one step closer to not being able to breathe at all.
"You believe me don’t you?
Please believe what I just said."
No one ever listens to old people. I can't remember one time when they weren't harping on about the good ol' days and talking about nonsensical things that never happened, while watching X-files, in their small and cluttered room in Happy Acres Retirement Homes, all the while they were pleading with me to listen.
"Strapped down in my bed.
Feet cold and eyes red.
I’m out of my head.
Am I alive, Am I dead ?
Can’t remember what they said.
Goddamn shit the bed."
Old people are so fucking stupid and medicated that they can't remember shit and crap themselves all the time. This one was a give me. Strapped down in my bed is referring to how they're all loonies and you might as well call a retirement home an asylum. Gotta love euphemisms.
"But I forgot my pen.
Shit, the bed again. Typical."
Pretty much going along the same vein. When they aren't shitting themselves they're forgotting where they leave things. This time, we know it's a typical thing.
"Sunkist and Sudafed."
Mmm...delicious! Pretty much the highlight of any given day for an old person. When they aren't looking forward to dying, they're choking back some tasty Sunkist mixed with Sudafed. Sudafed causes a number of problems with elderly individuals which Maynard is obviously picking up on.
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/sudafed_wcp.htm
Use in Elderly: The elderly (60 years and older) are more likely to have adverse reactions to sympathomimetics. Overdosage of sympathomimetics in the elderly may cause hallucinations, convulsions, CNS depression, and death. Safe use of a short-acting sympathomimetic should be demonstrated in the individual elderly patient before considering the use of a sustained-action formulation.
If hallucinations and death is the worst it can offer, the CNS depression it could add can't be much worse than the depression they already feel of people revolting at the smell of their shitty asses.
"Can’t remember what they said.
Goddamn, shit the bed."
Pretty much the same as above. You can't stress this enough here folks.
"Goddamn, shit the bed!"
FOCK! And with that, I'd suggest some Depends brand diapers.
"Can't breathe right now."
Basically, old people are one step closer to not being able to breathe at all.
"You believe me don’t you?
Please believe what I just said."
No one ever listens to old people. I can't remember one time when they weren't harping on about the good ol' days and talking about nonsensical things that never happened, while watching X-files, in their small and cluttered room in Happy Acres Retirement Homes, all the while they were pleading with me to listen.
"Strapped down in my bed.
Feet cold and eyes red.
I’m out of my head.
Am I alive, Am I dead ?
Can’t remember what they said.
Goddamn shit the bed."
Old people are so fucking stupid and medicated that they can't remember shit and crap themselves all the time. This one was a give me. Strapped down in my bed is referring to how they're all loonies and you might as well call a retirement home an asylum. Gotta love euphemisms.
"But I forgot my pen.
Shit, the bed again. Typical."
Pretty much going along the same vein. When they aren't shitting themselves they're forgotting where they leave things. This time, we know it's a typical thing.
"Sunkist and Sudafed."
Mmm...delicious! Pretty much the highlight of any given day for an old person. When they aren't looking forward to dying, they're choking back some tasty Sunkist mixed with Sudafed. Sudafed causes a number of problems with elderly individuals which Maynard is obviously picking up on.
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/sudafed_wcp.htm
Use in Elderly: The elderly (60 years and older) are more likely to have adverse reactions to sympathomimetics. Overdosage of sympathomimetics in the elderly may cause hallucinations, convulsions, CNS depression, and death. Safe use of a short-acting sympathomimetic should be demonstrated in the individual elderly patient before considering the use of a sustained-action formulation.
If hallucinations and death is the worst it can offer, the CNS depression it could add can't be much worse than the depression they already feel of people revolting at the smell of their shitty asses.
"Can’t remember what they said.
Goddamn, shit the bed."
Pretty much the same as above. You can't stress this enough here folks.
"Goddamn, shit the bed!"
FOCK! And with that, I'd suggest some Depends brand diapers.