Sinister: Slow grafitti interpretations

[Rob Lorenson]

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Subject: Sinister: Slow grafitti interpretations


>  Does
> anybody have a clue as to what kind of tragedy this mag was referring to?
> Obviously it's a sad song, but beyond that I couldn't figure anything
out...

I always thought it was inspired by Osamu Dazai's tragic novel "No Longer
Human (Ningen Shikkaku)."  Because the story in the song is very similar to
parts of the book.  At least, that's what I think when I hear the song.

If anyone's curious, the book is about the protagonist's alienation from
human society.  He cannot connect with other people, and fears them.  He has
drug and alcohol problems, and cannot have normal relationships with women.
The book is semi-autobiographical.

The book was originally published in 1948, the same year Dazai committed
suicide with his mistress in Tanagawa Canal (near Tokyo).

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