Thursday, January 1, 2009

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Quotes from Questions on "Shooter" and Mark Walhberg:

"He's injecting water into his veins?!"

Vein Artery

I now believe the subject of the song Psycho Killer by The Talking Heads is combat stress reaction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_stress_reaction

i.e. shell shock

( ) Parenthesis indicate that I have quoted the Symptoms and Signs section of the Combat Stress Reaction article on Wikipedia.
[ ] Brackets indicate material that I have asserted, that is, it is NOT quoted in the Symptoms and Signs section of the Combat Stress Reaction article on Wikipedia.
i Itallics indicate translation.

I can’t seem to face up to the facts. [denial]
I’m tense and nervous and I... can’t relax. (Anxiety & Inability to relax)
I can’t sleep, cause my bed’s on fire. (Insomnia & Sweating. )
Don’t touch me I’m a real live wire. (Irritability.)
Psycho Killer [homicidiality is not listed as a symptom, but (suicidality) is]
Qu'est-ce que c'est? What is this? (Confusion. )
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away (Heightened sense of threat)
OH OH OH

You start a conversation you can't even finish it. (Indecision and lack of concentration)
You're talkin' a lot, but you're not sayin' anything. [same as above]
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed. (Disruptive behaviour [?])
Say something once, why say it again?

Ce que j'ai fait, ce soir-là
Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir-là
Réalisant mon espoir
Je me lance vers la gloire ...
What I did, tonight there which she said, tonight there Realizing my hope I launch myself towards glory... [These lines read like a battle cry

We are vain and we are blind [the dumb confidence of a solider?)
I hate people when they're not polite (Disruptive behaviour [?])

In addition to those listed above, the lyrics and the overall tone of the song correspond to the following listed symptoms:

The slowing of reaction time.
Slowness of thought. [possibly the stuttering]
Difficulty prioritising tasks.
Difficulty initiating routine tasks.
Preoccupation with minor issues and familiar tasks.
Loss of initiative with fatigue.
Exhaustion.
Headaches.
Backaches.
Shaking and tremors.
Sweating.
Dizziness.
Insomnia.
Nightmares.
Restless sleep.
Excessive startle.
Hypervigilance.
Heightened sense of threat.
Anxiety.
Irritability.
Depression.
Loss of adaptability.
Disruptive behaviour.
Loss of beliefs.
Mistrust of others.
Confusion.
Extreme feeling of losing control.

And the last one's the kicker/; done for today!

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