Curious: Are you an only child? I am, and I can relate to the "twin" aspect you describe because I grew up largely by myself, and often had "conversations" with myself about what to do, what games to play, etc.
That goofy childhood interaction with myself grew into a sort of "evil twin" scenario where I think about scenarios and situations and rationalize them via internalized conversation with myself. It sounds odd to type it out, but I imagine it's very common.
Great write-up, as always! Having attended an "Apollo 18" focused concert from the guys this past spring, I appreciate the deep dive into the album! Keep up the good work!
I wasn’t an only child. I grew up with one sister who is 5 years younger than me. So there was a chunk in the middle of my childhood where we played toys together a lot and various other outdoor shenanigans.
It sounds like the internal conversations you now have are helpful which is great. I think you should go one step further and start having those conversations externally again to just spice up the day.
Oooh, my evil twin and I have so much love for this share of complex and contradictory duality. Thanks for prodding those tender spaces with comfortable music and reminding me in not alone.
your interpretation of this song is very interesting, and i rather like it! i always thought of it more as a "jekyll and hyde" situation, where the singer and the evil twin are essentially intertwined, if not the same person, and the "evil twin" ruins the singer's life but also makes things convenient for him because he now has someone to blame on the awful actions that he wanted to take but couldn't because he doesn't want it to be linked to his name ("Search lights look for an alibi, but
I'll be home by then" and "I'd hate to see you leave 'Cause I have grown so grateful for the blame you save me from.")
thank you! i think that interpretation of literally anything is not really a thing to be called right or wrong though, it's always fascinating to see what others think, y'know!
Curious: Are you an only child? I am, and I can relate to the "twin" aspect you describe because I grew up largely by myself, and often had "conversations" with myself about what to do, what games to play, etc.
That goofy childhood interaction with myself grew into a sort of "evil twin" scenario where I think about scenarios and situations and rationalize them via internalized conversation with myself. It sounds odd to type it out, but I imagine it's very common.
Great write-up, as always! Having attended an "Apollo 18" focused concert from the guys this past spring, I appreciate the deep dive into the album! Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much, Matt!
I wasn’t an only child. I grew up with one sister who is 5 years younger than me. So there was a chunk in the middle of my childhood where we played toys together a lot and various other outdoor shenanigans.
It sounds like the internal conversations you now have are helpful which is great. I think you should go one step further and start having those conversations externally again to just spice up the day.
Oooh, my evil twin and I have so much love for this share of complex and contradictory duality. Thanks for prodding those tender spaces with comfortable music and reminding me in not alone.
Of course 🫡 Thank you for reading!
your interpretation of this song is very interesting, and i rather like it! i always thought of it more as a "jekyll and hyde" situation, where the singer and the evil twin are essentially intertwined, if not the same person, and the "evil twin" ruins the singer's life but also makes things convenient for him because he now has someone to blame on the awful actions that he wanted to take but couldn't because he doesn't want it to be linked to his name ("Search lights look for an alibi, but
I'll be home by then" and "I'd hate to see you leave 'Cause I have grown so grateful for the blame you save me from.")
I actually think your interpretation is more accurate here. This is really more of my own head cannon for this song.
thank you! i think that interpretation of literally anything is not really a thing to be called right or wrong though, it's always fascinating to see what others think, y'know!