#wait actually.mow that i think abt it that theory actually checks out a lot

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ngl rick springfield is really good at writing somgs about abusive relationships. Broke house has the whole "he was kind at first, refuge from her crazy father. Now she can't tell what's worse, ravaged wife or ravaged daughter" thing like. I'm too high to explain. Guess it's like i like seeing the acknowledgement that having an abusive father fucked the wife up and made her more vulnerable to someone manipulative who love bombed her. Like theres a lot of backstory there considering this is a 2 minute pop song

And IN veRonIcA's HEAD (thats the official way rick springfield writes it with those weird caps idk man)

man this part

She dyed her hair black in the bathroom mirror, he'd liked it blonde on his wife

And an act of independence, a small victory

Hey, it was something to shout about

Because at night, she'd crack, she'd feel his strong fingers raking down her back

She'd wake up angry, but turned on like a light

And

She turns around, he's there, confusing her with his promises and crying on the telephone

She twists and she turns in circles

With all of her strength, she breaks free

She stumbles and she nearly falls

But in Veronica's head, the wheels were burning

Turning out of frustration

Veronica said she would never be the same

like he really gets how hard it is to leave and how easy it is to want to go back to someone toxic that hurt you but part of your brain just doesn't care about what they did

I think overall I'd rank IN veRonIcA's HEAD above Broke House because Broke House is more fucked up and there's nothing hopeful there. It's not about leaving, it's just an abusive marriage. Whereas Veronica actually does leave the abusive husband at the start of the somg and the rest of it is her processing and wanting him back and him trying to get her back but she finds the strength to resist

ok im too high to keep trying to analyze any more