The Cat Knows Best

As my last post laid out, rock music can be downright depressing and lack silver lining.

But not this song.

"Plea From A Cat Named Virtue" by The Weakerthans, off Reconstruction Zone, is an incredibly cute and even more uplifting song written from the perspective of a cat, Virtue.

It's a song for those who find themselves in a relationship-inspired rut they can't get out of, and who better to get you out of your rut than a cat that couldn't care less? Cats don't care about anything, and people who find themselves in a rut could learn from that.

Here's the song below,

Notice how there's not one mention to the love interest that started it. Virtue knows it doesn't matter.

And Virtue knows this guy is essentially being a masochist, that there's no logic to it, no reason. The cat doesn't care why he's doing it. The "Self-defeating lies [he's] been repeating" aren't getting him anywhere.

Bitter songs, like the protagonist of this story – and most rock musicians – sing are pretty overrated, there's no comfort in them, and no way out. They drag you back into sadness. But a cat telling you to suck it up, have fun, and "let your losses dangle off"? Now that's a step in the right direction.

In any case, this is one of the most lyrically creative song I've heard in a while. On top of that, it urges the listener not to dwell on the past.

I'll meow to that.