beelikej | tl;dr-ing again :D (Reply)

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In the interview they did in Germany Brendon said it wasn't about a guy and a girl (which I mean, duh) it was about fighting the vices inside yourself. And well, that's Ryan with big flashy neon lights. :D

Honestly, I can't tell that you're not a native speaker. Precocious and pretentious are very closely related in usage. But precocious is what you call it when someone is young and you don't mean it in a bad way. I've seen Ryan called pretentious a lot, and I'm sure he can be, but AFYCSO's lyrics were precocious, not pretentious. If he'd been older and less queer looking he could've gotten away with it. *rolls eyes*

I think Brendon deals with angst by using humor and determined optimism. Which is totally cool so long as he doesn't buy his own PR and still actually deals with things. I can far more easily relate to Ryan's introspective and pessimistic nature, though. I figure that Brendon's lyrics aren't ever going to be as dark as Ryan's or Pete's or Gerard's. He's just not that guy. And that's okay!

But if you look at the lyrics for Folkin' Around, and you ignore the "Allow me to exaggerate a memory or two" which I honestly feel was put there because Brendon tends to downplay his feelings and abilities, they're actually kind of sad. I mean, they contain the "well, if I'm not enough you're on your own" sentiment which is nice and healthy, but still. Heartbreak. If Folkin' Around had been set to Fever-esque music it would've felt vastly different. IMO. Same with I Have Friends In Holy Spaces. Those are not happy little ditties, no matter what the music and the way he sang them made it sound like. (and god do I hate the word 'ditty' when applied to his songs. RAGE)

I do think that like those two songs, and like New Perspective, Brendon's songs are going to more likely end on a positive lyrical tone. Because he's a hopeful sort of guy.

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