It was Ben Fold's Five biggest hit, charting at number 26 in the U. K, and although it wasn't released as a single in the U. Ben Folds wrote the verses of "Brick" while drummer Darren Jessee wrote the song's chorus. Folds had been somewhat reluctant early on to reveal the song's meaning, however, in , Folds opened up about the subject on his CD "Ben Folds Live. On the CD, Folds explains that the song is about the sadness he's carried over the fact that he and his high school girlfriend had an abortion that was kept from their families.
Ben goes on to say that he was adamant to not write a song that made a political stance or statement. So her parents weren't home to find out what they were going to do. They got in his car and drove to the abortion clinic. He was ruining his life now and throwing it away, but at the same time he deep down didn't want her to get an abortion, because he didn't want to kill his unborn child.
Alot was going through Ben's head, he was also worried about his girlfriend so he paced around in the parking lot and than went and brought her flowers and sold some gifts he got for Christmas to help pay for the abortion.
The next two lines are refering to how his girlfriend is in the clinic getting an abortion and he can't be there, so she's feeling alone. Eventually Ben's parents comfronted him and her about it and told him to tell the truth and they both broke down and told the truth. Just as it says in the song, Ben did it because he was "tired of lying. They were alone for the moment because they were together and didn't have to face her parents yet. But, they weren't alone together, she was alone in her own world and he was alone in his and what do you ask he meant by the line "now I know it"?
What exactly did he know? He knew that what had happened had ruined their relationship and tainted their love. Pinkertonism on July 23, Link.
General Comment This song has to do with a guy taking his girl to get an abortion. Quite a sad topic, but a beautiful song. This song is about a girl that is dying of cancer. As weeks went by.. I know. Sorry, johnf, but you're wrong. It's about an event that happened in Folds' life Audball on November 06, The way Ben Folds himself spoke about the song didn't exactly sound like he was speaking of abortion. Actually, he spoke nothing of abortion. Now, i'm not doubting you all, just saying. However, he does say that the song is really about getting his girlfriend pregnant, at a very young age; i'm thinking 16 or 17, and keeping it from his and her parents.
Growing up, really. I could be wrong about the abortion thing and seem completely ignorant. Wrong or not, this is a beautiful song. Ben Folds is a genius. General Comment Part II Fast forward ten years and my girlfriend is now my wife. We have a young child whom we love dearly. We want more children and she gets pregnant.
She waits until 10 weeks have passed and makes the announcement. We go for an ultrasound. I am with her and I can clearly see that there is now nothing discernable in the womb. The ultrasound technician knows this as well but isn't allowed to comment.
That's the doctor's job. Most other rock memoirs would make a whole book out of this. Instead, much of A Dream About Lightning Bugs is centred on childhood, where the seeds of creativity are sown. As an obsessive two-year-old growing up in North Carolina, he says, he would spend up to eight hours a day listening to records.
It was an ideal Folds says he was still caught up in, as he battered his hands on the keys. Care about what you look like — terrible thing to do. There was a lot of lying going on. And the not-being-cool brand, if you will, was working for me.
So I had to acknowledge that.
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