You may think I’ve been annoying lately, but given that Gerard Way wrote the line, “Cause I’m her kind of girl, and she’s my kind of boy,” into a song and then performed it, like, so many times within the past year, it’s truly amazing that I haven’t been more annoying than this. This is actually me showing incredible restraint.
ALL ALONG THE WIDOW SENDS
VALENTINES TO ALL HER FRIENDS
ALL NIGHTS THE WIDOW SENDS
VALENTINES TO ALL HER--
CAUSE ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER
CAUSE ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER
CAUSE ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER
A SISTER, A BROTHER, A LOVER, A MOTHER (?)
SHE GOT A LOT OF LEGS
JUST LIKE A CENTIPEDE
CAUSE SHE'S MY KIND OF BOY
AND I'M HER KIND OF GIRL
SHE TAKES A PICTURE OF ME
AND HANGS IT ON THE WALL (?)
CAUSE EVERYONE, EVERYONE
EVERYBODY LOVES TO PLAY PRETEND.
CAUSE EVERYONE, EVERYONE
EVERYBODY LOVES TO PLAY PRETEND.
My take on the new Eagles lyrics since we’re all playing literary analysis right now-
The vibe I’m getting currently is it’s a song about trying to maintain interpersonal relationships while on tour or just being caught up in the whirlwind of the public eye in general, and how isolating/scary that can feel.
“Widow”- spouse left at home
“Sending valentines to my/bitter friends”- assuring others feeling left behind by the whirlwind that they’re still cared about even if the person can’t spend time with them directly
“One good turn deserves another”(repeated)- once you’ve got momentum going, it’s hard to get out of that cycle of staying in the public eye and giving people what they want if they’re excited about what you’re doing
“A sister a brother a lover a mother/I’m her kinda girl and she’s my kinda boy/etc”- grounding oneself in their actual personal relationships outside the public eye
“She takes a photograph and kisses it/me goodbye”- going off into the world with the acknowledgement of that grounding even if it feels intangible
“Everyone dies in the cathedral”- being worshipped and revered on such a large scale is dangerous and never ends well for those subjected to it so intensely without having something to ground them, especially those with tendencies towards martyrdom
what if mcr announced a new album and called it like “everybody hates the eagles” or “smeagles” or smth and we all got excited for new music but then it was literally just an album of 12 different versions of eagles would people be mad