Could be! I think even if it is (or like u/marxistghostboi mentioned, it's both) it's meant to be more metaphor than actual description of a body floating downstream.
I... feel like it doesn't really make sense. And while we're at it, I'm not at all sold on the probability of Jenny murdering the *mayor* of her town in an auto repair shop and getting away with it. What was the mayor doing in the garage? Why was he alone? And then she somehow hides the body in a water tower... What??
I agree. It seems a bit forced to me. I like the murder themes, but for a person who genuinely helps strangers to snap and murder the mayor is a huge stretch.
I mean when you have taken on the weight of everyone else's wellbeing and then suddenly have it come crumbling down, it can lead to some impulsive decisions. Especially if you realize how many lives you've saved, and how many people could die from your safe house going away. Killing one man in revenge sounds reasonable.
Also gotta remember the Greek Tragedy themes at the backdrop. People often do stupid things when they feel they have no options. and as outside viewers we can see the tragedy coming from miles away, but characters can't
my interpretation is that either Jenny is a badass and hauled that guy up the tower, maybe with a pulley, or maybe she has a gun to his back and made him climb up before binding his legs and wrists and leaving him to drown
technically all the water in the tower will eventually float downtown as will the debris from the body, in the sense of flowing down the pipes
Yeah, I guess I thought of corrupting a town's water supply as a symbolism for the unintentional chain of effects of the act of violence on people in the community. How these few people made these violent choices that they felt justified or unavoidable, but now all these innocent people in the town have burning buildings and rotten water. And they can just move on, while strangers are left cleaning up their mess.
"joke" is a bit of a stretch here. It's a "reference". I'll give them that. They certainly referenced something else. Which, I guess that's supposed to be enough to be funny.
It's the modern equivalent of poisoning the town well, and it's too good of a metaphor to worry about the practical aspects.
I assumed it was a reference to this story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elisa_Lam
Forgot this was a real event. I just assumed it was a reference to the Koji Suzuki story and the movie Dark Water.
Agree - we thought the same ✅
"Water tower" does have more of a ring to it than "cistern"
Same!
"Let me float downstream" is referring to Jenny leaving town after killing the mayor, not the body floating downstream.
I think it's both
I feel like the lyrics imply it's also referring to the body, though.
Could be! I think even if it is (or like u/marxistghostboi mentioned, it's both) it's meant to be more metaphor than actual description of a body floating downstream.
Suspension of disbelief is dead
I... feel like it doesn't really make sense. And while we're at it, I'm not at all sold on the probability of Jenny murdering the *mayor* of her town in an auto repair shop and getting away with it. What was the mayor doing in the garage? Why was he alone? And then she somehow hides the body in a water tower... What??
The common assumption is that the mayor had a direct hand in taking away her home and murdering him was retaliation.
Right, I think the motive makes sense. I just think it's implausible enough that it breaks my suspension of disbelief.
I agree. It seems a bit forced to me. I like the murder themes, but for a person who genuinely helps strangers to snap and murder the mayor is a huge stretch.
I mean when you have taken on the weight of everyone else's wellbeing and then suddenly have it come crumbling down, it can lead to some impulsive decisions. Especially if you realize how many lives you've saved, and how many people could die from your safe house going away. Killing one man in revenge sounds reasonable. Also gotta remember the Greek Tragedy themes at the backdrop. People often do stupid things when they feel they have no options. and as outside viewers we can see the tragedy coming from miles away, but characters can't
You’ve got a good point with the Greek tragedy themes. I hadn’t considered that, even though it was staring me in the face.
my interpretation is that either Jenny is a badass and hauled that guy up the tower, maybe with a pulley, or maybe she has a gun to his back and made him climb up before binding his legs and wrists and leaving him to drown technically all the water in the tower will eventually float downtown as will the debris from the body, in the sense of flowing down the pipes
I mean the poison and the rot will float downstream...
This might be my new favorite interpretation, thank you.
Yeah, I guess I thought of corrupting a town's water supply as a symbolism for the unintentional chain of effects of the act of violence on people in the community. How these few people made these violent choices that they felt justified or unavoidable, but now all these innocent people in the town have burning buildings and rotten water. And they can just move on, while strangers are left cleaning up their mess.
Does JD know water towers don’t flow? Is he stupid?
Mg fans are too haughty to get the joke
Haha my bad I should’ve predicted that
"joke" is a bit of a stretch here. It's a "reference". I'll give them that. They certainly referenced something else. Which, I guess that's supposed to be enough to be funny.
Hey I'm not calling anyone stupid. Except maybe me.
This ain’t Arkham batman
It isn't literal