ooh, i'm excited to hear the new album. i usually shy away from speculating about how artists' personal lives are reflected in their work but in reading these lyrics, they could definitely be read as the "sister" he speaks of being meg, but he's referencing how he misses her in their actual, romantic relationship, getting jealous of her "pets," or romantic play-things. it's not so much that i think that's really how he feels, it's just fun to interpret. also, i always have a hard time believing someone would release music with very personal subject matter completely un-hidden, like when it's about your feelings for someone else, aside from reciprocated love songs, which seem to be acceptable, but maybe that's just my personal feelings. i would never be that open. i'd be worried about what meg would think or she might be upset for me putting us on display, or i'd be worried that future possible loves of mine would think i was too hung up on my ex-wife. so i guess my question is, do you think many major popular songs are easily interpreted by people who know the artists. as in, they might here the song on the radio and think, "Man, i can't believe she's still writing songs about Paul. She should really get over him." ? ramble ramble
I think if you know the artist, no matter the medium, it's hard to distinguish the creator's intentions from your own perception and opinion of that person. I'm sure there's a few songs on the album about ms. zellweger and I can just imagine Meg sitting in the sound booth shaking her head, thinking, "Come to me again, in the cold, cold night" etc.
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