| Okay, a little background here � For the past 2 years or so, I�ve been working on writing my first novel. It�s called �Beyond Reason� and it�s about a young actor named Josh McCain. He was about to hit the �big time� when he is framed for murder by a tabloid magazine. Josh is arrested, tried & convicted for a couple of murders he didn�t commit � essentially his life is completely torn apart. His views of the world become �jaded� and bitter. He desperately needs his friends and family to help him pull his life back together. . Now for those of you who aren�t writers, when you spend that much time working on a story such as that, you become pretty attached to your main character. So when I heard �Bent� for the first time, I thought, �Damn! This song reminds me of Josh!� And here�s why � I believe that Josh represents human nature when a traumatic experience happens in our life. We become �bent� and, like Josh, search for someone to give us strength when we �get too tired to make it� through the hard times. The basic and instinctive need for someone to help us pick up and put the pieces of our shattered lives back together. Essentially I interpret this song as a cry for help. |
| "Bent" Personal Interpretation |
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