LogFAQs > #910200687

Aww, three quick ones.

It's always a gamble nominating TDH songs for topics like these since they do, in many ways, lean pretty heavily on the story across the five Act albums. I think the Moon stands pretty well on its own, and it's one of my favorites besides, so I tend to nominate it pretty often, but I understand that it can seem overwhelming if you're unfamiliar with the band.

For the record, without going into the specifics too much, the story of the song is that the protagonist is having an opium-induced hallucination of his younger self and essentially apologizing that he's made so many mistakes in his life and doesn't see a way out of them. It's a really powerful moment because this character has been insufferably (and undeservedly) arrogant throughout the entire story and he's finally been driven to an absolute low point where he's forced to acknowledge what a disaster he's created.

The "Awake" portion definitely sounds a little out of place, which is basically because it's meant to get across that the protag is drugged up out of his mind.

I feel like I can almost follow the meaning of this song, sorta. Kinda. Then I try to connect the title to the song itself and I'm completely lost again.

Good song, but it loses some points for not even being the best Fair to Midland song on this list.

Yeah, that's Fair to Midland lyrics for ya. Just when you think you have a handle on them, you go back and read a line or two again and decide that you're probably way off track.

Short-Haired Tornado isn't even close to my favorite FtM song (that'd easily go to Greener Grass, which I didn't nominate because I was limiting myself to one super long offering) or even one of the best songs off of Arrows and Anchors, but I felt like it was one of the more accessible ones. I still like it, but I prefer the one yet to drop as well.
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