Story Behind The Song
teenage girl mistakenly blames herself for her parents divorce and grows up thinking its her fault.
She thinks that the only solution is to either leave home or commit suicide.
If she leaves home and has a child of her own will the cycle of blame be passed on to her child.
Song Description
3 minute album filler that may resonate with a lot of teenagers.
Observational piece about the cycle of family breakdowns and how sometimes the children bare the brunt of the damage when they mistakenly blame themselves for the divorce.
"fork in the road" type piece
awarded a "runner-up" song of the year
| Song Length |
2:54 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Blues - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Mood |
Moving, Poignant |
| Subject |
Suicide, Teens |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Love and Suicide
Words and Music by Dave Rebeiro
As she stumbles through the motions battered suitcase in her hand
And she's leaving for the reasons she don't understand
Drifting on a loveless ocean from the tears that were never cried
Now she's strong enough to leave but not to suicide
She's so sixteen feels she's never been more than the reason why he's gone
And in her eyes her Mother cries just one child's name to take the blame
She wonders where she's going as she's waiting for her promised ride
'cause she's not the kinda girl to suicide
Perhaps she'll have a lover and a child to take his name
And when the party's over there'll be one child born to take the blame
Solo
She can't be wrong feels she don't belong in a world without reason
What went wrong?
She's paid in vain years of guilt and blame this one last day
She'll find her way
The walls around her crumble and if she makes it to the other side
There'll be time enough for love and suicide
There'll be time enough for love and suicide