Jess and Sarah: Lyrics and Analysis

These are the lyrics to The Pink Spiders "Easy Way Out" and we have analysed them so we have a better idea as to what the song is about and how we can incorporate this meaning and the songs atmosphere into our video.

I'm just another substance abuser,
but baby I'm the future
And I know there's no easy way out
I've got nothing but problems and habits
Shifting throught the static
But baby there's no easy way out
This verse is pretty self-explanatory: the person singing is addicted to drugs and alcohol etc. and is trying to explain that there isn't an easy way to stop his habits but then again doesn't really see why he should give up as he sees himself as the new normality.

So are you cunning now?

Hey it's obscene and it's green and it's automatic
I know how to make it seem like it's your fault
I believe it when you say that you need it for the sway
When I'm screaming through the troubles that the drugs don't solve
This verse seems to be him explaining what his addictions do to him; how they make him act. He also says that she complains when he struggles with other problems so the drugs/alcohol take away the worst of it and she should be happy.

Broads in the bar in the car sipping vodka tonics
Another couple drinks and then they look just fine
It's easy as they say but believe me see I hate it
When the hardest part is acting like I just don't try
Throughout the song hes saying that hes a drug abuser but that its not all bad (the reference to the girls in the bar/car seems to suggest that his addictions make it all a lot more beautiful...)and sounds as though he is trying to convince someone that its not a problem. The last line suggests that he has tried to get away from it all before but failed and is fed up with people thinking that because he is still addicted it means he didn't try very hard.

END OF SONG.

The strongest message of the song is that the main singer has tried to get away but couldn't and now doesn't really mind that its still going on. To incorporate this idea we will have the main singer dressed in a black and pink striped top (a take on the traditional black and white striped prisoners outfit whilst including the pink motif of The Pink Spiders.) running from police (who in this case represent both the illegality of substance abuse and also the addictive substances themselves which have a hold on him). Throughout the video the lead singer will come across girls looking fed up and with an "i've heard it all before" expression on their faces whom he will try to persuade to agree with his view of his addictions before running off again to escape the police who are steadily catching up.