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Originally Posted by White of High
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I wouldn't make any guesses who "Martha" is in Meat's life (I really don't know him and everyone in his life that well
) but i'm of the opinion that it's just a song to him
It was done in 1995, he was married and settled at that time, so I don't believe that using the song was a sign of any pining for anyone.
I think it just fitted right for the piece.
As for the Marth in the story, I read it like this.............
Where The Rubber Meets The Road.
I'd Lie For You.
Original Sin.
45 Seconds Of Extacy.
Martha & Tom Frost meet, fall in love, and get it on (what was the original sin, and why did it only last 45 seconds?
).
Runnin' for the Red Light
Fiesta de las Almas Perdidas
Tom and his pals run down to Mexico to "have a good time" but it appears that he has too much of a good time.
I think it's referenced in "Martha" that he did what he did in Mexico because he felt a certain peer pressure. "All that mattered then was I was a man".
So when a hot seniorita landed in his lap, he couldn't say no in front of his friends in case they thought he was whipped.
Left in the Dark
Meat has said that the character in this song is a woman.
It's Martha singing to Tom after he's come back from Mexico doing stuff that he shouldn't really have been doing
Not A Dry Eye
They have a big and dramatic end of the world argument.
Amnesty is Granted
They decide to give it another go.
If This Is the Last Kiss
Martha decided that it's just not working, and that they can't go on together.
There's no overblown show of emotion like in Not A Dry Eye. Nothing is said out of sudden anger or upset, it's much more considered which makes it much more final.
It appears that they have come to a realistic agreement that it's just not working, but they have one more night of passion before leaving each others lives forever.
Martha
Many years go past, and now Tom is an old man.
Tom and Martha agreed never to see each other again, but she's been on his mind and he feels he needs closure by seeing her and telling her he's sorry things turned out the way they did, and how he really felt about her.
Where Angels Sing
I think Tom and Martha arrange to meet so they can both finally move on, but (my interpritation) as he's getting ready to leave the house he falls down and dies.
As he lies on the floor in his last moments, these are the things that pass through his mind.
The song takes place in the past and the present, in this world and the next.
So, short answer, Martha is the woman in the couple the whole album is about
