Tonight We're Gonna Give it 35%

Mark Narra wrote:

even taking that into consideration, when you take the whole "disco" ep into consideration, i find it hard to dispute that it's about anything besides a relationship. even if there are double entendres, the theme of those three songs seem pretty consistent.

Yes, I've been listening to the Disco EP a lot lately and I'm pretty sure that the entire thing is about his relationship with his ex-wife, what led up to their breakup and the feelings afterwards.

Edit: Especially shown in these lines:
"My heart is anywhere but here.
And how tired I was from the past couple weeks, from the past couple years, well it hit me all at once.
On a balcony overlooking nothing, with snow falling all around, I called just to say good-night.
And you hadn't done anything wrong, really, it's me not you.
I can't believe how naive I was to think things could ever be so simple. "

I LOVE THE DISCO EP SO MUCH, THIS SONG IS SO SICK!

Didn't at one point Tom didn't drink bottle waters

And can you live with what you know about yourself,
When you're all alone, behind closed doors?
The things we never said, but we always knew were right there.

Wow.

I listened to this today and wanted to cry

Still my favorite song ever, now just with a little more clarity.

I think this song is about Kevin Mahone leaving the band. We didn't get the whole picture until Laura wrote the blog entry (which you can find on her blog, but I am not allowed to link it) about what went wrong between her and Kevin, but this song is written right after Kevin's departure. The "drinking bottled water and talking business" I think is about Laura and Kevin sitting down to plan the future of AM!. The middle part of the song is Laura blaming herself for being naïve and thinking she could understand everything and everyone, including Kevin. The band was just getting some success with Crime and then Kevin suddenly leaves. Laura really wanted to success with the music and that is what the final part is about; her really wanting to make it with this band, but being angry/desperate about the struggles he meets with the band nearly breaking up.

And from then on, Laura could only give 35% on the stage without her best friend.

Magpie wrote:

I think this song is about Kevin Mahone leaving the band. We didn't get the whole picture until Laura wrote the blog entry (which you can find on her blog, but I am not allowed to link it) about what went wrong between him and Kevin, but this song is written right after Kevin's departure. The "drinking bottled water and talking business" I think is about Laura and Kevin sitting down to plan the future of AM!. The middle part of the song is Laura blaming herself for being naïve and thinking she could understand everything and everyone, including Kevin. The band was just getting some success with Crime and then Kevin suddenly leaves. Laura really wanted to success with the music and that is what the final part is about; her really wanting to make it with this band, but being angry/desperate about the struggles he meets with the band nearly breaking up.

And from then on, Laura could only give 35% on the stage without her best friend.

That is a very interesting analysis. I never thought of it that way. My opinion was that he was predicted the future about what the music industry might turn him into. But I like your thoughts better.

PS please don't get on my nuts about the him/her shit because seriously whats the difference?
PPS Not person I'm quoting neccessarily

cooljayhu wrote:

PS please don't get on my nuts about the him/her shit because seriously whats the difference?
PPS Not person I'm quoting neccessarily

Gah, I still struggle with that when I think about Laura in the past. I guess I haven't completely set it in to my brain that she is now a female. I have edited my post now.

Ross wrote:

That actually makes a lot, lot more sense. I had wondered a little bit about the "bottled water" thing, and the rest of it clicks nicely into place. Cheers for that.

Zedeff wrote:

I can't for the life of me understand how one could read this song any other way.

That's fair enough, but considering several others (myself included) here thought it was about a relationship, it's obviously a touch ambiguous.

This was the song that made me fall in love with the band just pure emotion in song form. and i think that you nailed the meaning