r/coheed's Song of the Day #31: Mother May I

smoomoo31 bitch. Mother May I seems to be pretty underrated, and I don't know why. But even inside my brain, when I think of amazing Coheed songs, this never floats to the top. But it really is a great song, so I think it's merely a case of Coheed having way too many great songs that this gets lost in the crowd.

The Fiction- Claudio Sanchez: “Now, the Writer is realizing that he is the father of this story, and these are his children. The Character is losing it, and these papers are lined up in front of him, and these papers in blood is ‘God only knows’ and that’s the answer to his questions.”

This explanation ends a lot of debate about Writer’s role. As Claudio S. explains, the Character (Claudio Kilgannon) is torn by grief, hesitation, and confusion concerning his destiny. He’s tortured by visions of the Lost Souls of the Keywork being used in their afterlife for Ryan’s devious ambition to fuel the Keywork. As Claudio is thrust into new situations, he doubts his ability to handle them. Chase, the Vishual, can hear what Writer thinks and says, and tries to reassure Claudio, but he is unchanged. As Claudio S. says, he spreads out papers in front of him that spell out “God only knows,” which is significant because Writer has newly realized himself as the God of their universe. Claudio’s fate is in God, or Writer’s hands, not his own. At this point, these two parallel characters begin to collide. Though cryptic, the lyrics in this song explain the evolution of these two men’s destinies. -CobaltandCalcium.com

The Real- Claudio is questioning his ability to say what he feels and have it come across. Is this album, this story he's telling making sense? He feels pressure to write it all out for fans, for the rest of the band, for himself, but all he cares about is one more kiss for his love before she's gone for good.

The Part- The guitar towards the end of the chorus leading into the heavier chords that are in the middle of the song and the last bit of the song. Doodoo doodoo doodoo doodoo doooo doooo dododo. Ugh, but what about "Before you leave meeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEE". Fuck it, can't choose.

May I close by saying that I am SO excited to write tomorrow's SOTD? Fuck. FUUUUUUUCKKKKKYEAAAAAA expect it around midnight central for reals.