@LibertyBeta @Gargron tbh I'm the same... I get the broad strokes of the story, but reading the Genius analysis of the lyrics, there's way too much specific shit to keep in my head. I just think of Act 2 as
Boy's mom dies
Boy goes to city
Boy falls for hooker
Boy breaks up with hooker
~fin~
@shoeberto @LibertyBeta I mean, that is an accurate summary of the largest plot points but it would hardly be a compelling album to listen to if that was all there was.
I think there is nothing surrealist about the lyrics. If you read the lyrics along with the music you can figure a lot of stuff out, it's not just random words.