Hi all there,
I don't wanna talk about Travis or the song itself (that's why I posted it here) but what it stands for. For those who don't know what the meaning of the song is - or haven't heard the NRK's session, where Fran explained the whole song: I transcripted it - well, at least I tried to (just scroll down)
So: What do you think? Personally I, how could I not, agree with Fran, but I think it's easier said than done.
I think it's not just pride playing a role here, but the fact, that you, once you end this relationship, you end a whole periode of your life too. And you're alone - again. It kinda feels scary - to me - and also what Fran said, like you ruined your life (well that part of it) - as if you've wasted a hole lot of precious time...
and than there's fear - of what will happen next. How to get on with your new life.
And also remorse, when he (John Doe/Jane Doe) comes back, saying "sorry sorry"....
what do you think?
Fran said in the nrk-session 2003- (once again, sorry for my English - I tried to write it down - how I heard it - probably misspelled/missheard a lot of things):
"I had a conversation with my mum on the phone. and I was having this thing saying like: : "Mum, why did you stay with dad, you know when he just was unbelievable to you, you know. Why did you stay with him?". And she was explaining to me, that ahm, it was for a lot of reasons. One of them is like: she didn't want to tell my nana (her mum)that something was wrong, ähm, because she made my mum think: "ahh she's ruined her life". It's more, you know like pride or something. And so she stayed in this terrible, you know, relationship, and eventually she did get out, ahm. But this doesn't happen just to my mum, this happens to lots of women and men everywhere. Domestic violence is like odds (??????). It happens everywhere. And I don't believe it's anyones fault. I think it starts when, maybe in war, when people go to war and they come back from war ...and so then they hit their children. And then those children grow up and then they hit their children. And then just passes on from generation - like an emotional parcel (??) or something - you know, it passes on. So I don't think anyone's to blame, but I think when you're in a relationship like that, you should get out, because you're worth more.Ahm. Don't - whatever pride and stuff - you know - ahm, anyway this is what this song's about.This is continual. You know: "I'm sorry, I won't do it again - bang""I'm sorry, I won't do it again, I love you, I love you - bang"....Anyway this is called Re-Offender"
