I'm sad about this really old 90s song · 9:39pm May 19th, 2015

So, I just saw this video from FluttershyElsa.

And then I looked up the whole thing.

Then that led me to this which has ruined this song for me forever.

I'm kinda sad right now.

I propose that, although the band has stated that the song is more or less about nothing, that it is in fact about a man who murdered his girlfriend in a fit of rage three days ago, and is now sitting in the living room with her corpse, slowly losing his mind as he forgets to eat and formulates a story to tell the police. Let's look at the lyrics:

It's been one week since you looked at me
Cocked your head to the side and said "I'm angry"

The couple was having an argument seven days ago.

Five days since you laughed at me saying
"Get that together come back and see me"

Five days ago, they decided to take a break and he moved out, perhaps to stay on a friend's couch. He can come back when he gets his shit together.

Three days since the living room
I realized it's all my fault, but couldn't tell you

Three days ago he came back and another argument ensued. This time he couldn't control himself and lashed out with a golf club. He didn't intend to kill her, but she died and got blood on his shirt.

Yesterday you'd forgiven me
but it'll still be two days till I say I'm sorry

Yesterday marks the second day without food or sleep. The entire time he has been talking to her corpse, but yesterday he imagined her talking back. He imagined her saying that everything would be fine and their fighting and breakup weren't his fault. He also believes that in two days time, Monday morning, someone will notice her missing and call the police. He'll be sorry when they show up.

The first rap verse is our antihero sinking into hunger and panic induced delirium. Thoughts of sushi and vanilla race through his mind, along with random memories as he looks around the living room and sees LeAnn Rimes and Bert Kaempfert cds on the shelf.

How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad
Trying hard not to smile though I feel bad

This here is the minor argument that escalated into the full-blown fight that occurred just before he murdered her.

I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral
Can't understand what I mean?
Well, you soon will

This to me is the real clincher. 'Can't understand what I mean, well you soon will' is one of the most sinister lines in all of pop music. He is referring to her own imminent funeral.

I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve
I have a history of taking off my shirt

More on the shirt in a moment.

It's been one week since you looked at me
Threw your arms in the air
and said "You're crazy"
Five days since you tackled me
I've still got the rug burns on both my knees

Again, referring to the fights five and seven days prior.

It's been three days since the afternoon
You realized it's not my fault
not a moment too soon
Yesterday you'd forgiven me
And now I sit back and wait til you say you're sorry

Our man is bargaining with her [well, himself] now. If she'd just apologise, it will all be fine and it can all go back to normal.
The next rap verse is again largely about food and food accessories, and the Akira Kurosawa films on the shelf. The main thing to note in this verse is the following aside:

Gonna get a set a' better clubs
Gonna find the kind with tiny nubs
Just so my irons aren't always flying off the back-swing

He's still in a fever pitch stream of consciousness rant, but as he looks around and sees the bloodstained golf club, he makes a mental note to dispose of it. If the police ask about the suspiciously missing club, he can say he needed a new one in order to perform better. Rational? No. But neither is he currently. The song goes on,

How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad
Tryin' hard not to smile though I feel bad
I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral
Can't understand what I mean?
Well, you soon will
I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve
I have a history of losing my shirt

The shirt. Covered in blood, he must get rid of it before Monday. He'll just tell the cops that he has a history of losing his shirt if they ask for any reason.

It's been one week since you looked at me
Dropped your arms to your sides
and said "I'm sorry"
Five days since I laughed at you and said
"You just did just what I thought you were gonna do"
Three days since the living room
We realized we're both to blame,
but what could we do?
Yesterday you just smiled at me
Cause it'll still be two days till we say we're sorry

He has come to realise that perhaps they both had valid points in their arguments after all, and that both are to blame for the disintegration of their relationship. The last line, 'It'll still be two days till we say we're sorry' represents to me a small moment of acceptance and revelation. When the police turn up at the door, he will turn himself in, bloodstained shirt and all.

Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie

I think it goes without saying that we all know what this line means. (It means that he had hidden the body there)

tl;dr: One Week is a whirlwind adventure following one man's journey from fighting with and murdering his spouse through insanity and the five stages of grief to eventual acceptance. And Sailor Moon.

And with all that stuff... We can imply that if the song were used between Discord and Fluttershy... Well, he murders her. Just kinda sad.

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