tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post873863836901048452..comments2024-02-06T12:29:18.715-06:00Comments on Nerdy Feminist: Domestic Violence is So MainstreamA. Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00404038071133506982noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-67745776606147126112012-09-14T10:31:40.117-05:002012-09-14T10:31:40.117-05:00Hi, I found this post because I love the song and ...Hi, I found this post because I love the song and only just properly listened to the whole lyric and realised it had a possible domestic violence interpretation, and Googled it for other people's reaction to that.<br /><br />I have to say, I find your response to the song overly simplistic and literal.<br /><br />First of all, I actually thought the song is perhaps intended to be sung from the woman's point of view; interpreting the first line as "You say, 'I love you', boy", as opposed to "You say, 'I love you, boy'", flips the perspective of the entire song. But regardless of who the abused party is, I don't see why telling the sad story of a damaging relationship from which one party really should walk away but can't bring themselves to because they are trapped by their own feelings should necessarily be seen as excusing or condoning the abusive behaviour, or saying that such as situation is OK. The fact is that this stuff happens, all too commonly, and a piece of art which offers a window into such a relationship - which is how I have come to see the song - should not be automatically assumed to be condoning it. Whether or not the song is sung from a male or female perspective, it is not necessarily sung from the perspective of the singer's own reality, and when lines appear to contain implicit value judgements such as "I'll take a bruise, I know you're worth it" they should not be attributed to the song or the singer. Again, this stuff does happen in real life, so there are evidently people in abusive relationships that do take that view of their partners, and in my view that makes it a valid line.<br /><br />Secondly, it's entirely possible that the bruises and "hitting" are intended to be taken metaphorically. That's common in lyrics, and this reading tallies with the writer's stated intentions for the meaning of the song.Ben Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623171813608655925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-43672385542085453192011-03-30T08:33:43.447-05:002011-03-30T08:33:43.447-05:00To be fair, this is what the band says the song is...To be fair, this is what the band says the song is about, but I don't buy it...<br /><br />"Lyrically it's about being so madly in love that you can't live without someone, yet you clearly just want to kill each other sometimes. The good and bad sides of being in love," he explained to one interviewer, before telling another "the whole record is kind of about my whole relationship with my wife and family."<br /><br />http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/behind_the_music/43949/who-are-biffy-clyro/A. Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12151168796057980778noreply@blogger.com