I feel like picking apart lyrics and connecting them to characters rn, so today I’ll be writing about Pet by A Perfect Circle x Pope Cody
(i think) the song’s original meaning explores addiction and dependency from the drug’s perspective — but lots of the lyrics reminded me of Smurf’s manipulation and coddling of Pope
[Lay your head down, child
I won't let the boogeyman come
Counting bodies like sheep
To the rhythm of the war drums]
Reminded me of when Smurf would get Pope out of the situations he’d get himself in as a teen or letting him get away with careless and violent behavior when he was much younger, knowing she will protect him.
[Pay no mind what other voices say
They don't care about you
I immediately thought about how Smurf manipulated Pope into depending only on her (whether she did it out of fear of losing her greatest “asset” or because she thrived on the attention and the feeling of being needed) and how she made Pope choose between her or Julia.
[Safe from pain and truth and choice and other poison devils
See they don't give a fuck about you]
Again getting major vibes or Smurf separating and dividing her twins, Julia is the other poison, the one trying to turn Pope’s loyalty rotten. And this part also heavily reminded me of when Pope was trying to turn to religion for a sense of belonging and support, but Smurf immediately goes to spoil it by saying they wouldn’t care for him like she does, and that they’ll ruin him.
I mean come on, easily Smurf endorsing, influencing, and promoting Pope’s violent behavior. Her little attack dog, kept well sheltered until she needs him to bite.
[One and the same I must isolate you
Isolate and save you from yourself
Swaying to the rhythm of the new world order]
Kinda alludes to her emotional (and borderline incestuous) manipulation of Pope since he was a child. Always keeping him wrapped around her finger. On a tight leash. Only and always hers.
That’s pretty much all that I could easily explain but there’s just so many songs and their lyrics that painfully remind me of Pope.
^^ here’s even a playlist I made of all those songs if y’all wanna check it out 🤞🤞
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