AFI: Veronica Sawyer Smokes Meaning
Veronica Sawyer Smokes Lyrics
I was too touched to see you clearly,
far too young to realize I had loved so dearly you,
who's world I had designed,
but the sweet smoke came with mirrors
and it brought tears to my wide...
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It's about when he had a big crush on her but then he was literally crushed when he figured out that she smoked
it's also about total rejection. -
Heres what I get out of the song. Its the story of a young man who falls in love at first sight with a girl. In his head he rehearses what he's going to say to her, but when he decides to talk to her, the whole thing goes completely different from what he saw ("you strayed far from my flawless script on which i'd spent a lifetime"). She rejects his feelings, and he is hurt. Its really a sad song despite its Upbeat tone, but I think the tone reflects more of how he felt about her than the feelings he felt after being rejected.
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HEATHERS, the movie. check it out, it's about veronica sawyer's story.
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I remember this from TV. It's about rejection and the pain it causes others.
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