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PREFACE: THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A SERIOUS INTERPRETATION OF THE STORY OF THIS ALBUM. THIS IS PURPOSEFULLY A HUGE STRETCH.

Ana Ng- We open to a man we'll call Joe, soliloquizing his love for a woman far far away. He woke up one day and an image of her simply popped in his head. This man, despite having never met this woman, feels a psychic connection towards her, and is sure they will one day meet and fall in love.

Cowtown- This man realizes that in order to find this woman he must take aid from a magical creature. His creature of choice is Ophiotaurus, of Greek mythology.

Lie Still, Little Bottle- We now turn the camera to a woman-- Ana Ng. She has turned to substance abuse to solve her problem: she is stuck in a horribly dull sales job. Ana is an extremely eccentric woman, who lives alone in a big house with only a cat named "The World", after the tarot card. Joe, across the earth, struggles with the same problems with his job.

Purple Toupee- Ana and Joe separately reminisce on their jobs and the events of their lives. They both feel that the only solution to feeling sad is working with higher up salesmen, who in Ana's part of the earth wear purple toupees to signify their high status. Joe, however, knows he is on a mission and has an obligation to find Ana, and so he quits his job.

Cage and Aquarium- Joe has followed his calling, and makes his way into Posidon's kingdom to search for Ophiotaurus. He feels creeped out by the water, but enters a sense of calm as he continues through the aquarium cage that is the ocean.

Where Your Eyes Don't Go- Joe continues through the ocean. He enters a nightmare dimension, similar to that of the scene in Moana with all the glowing ocean monsters. Though he's terrified, he continues on.

Piece of Dirt- We go back to Ana, who is not in the ocean, but rather on the earth-- which she views as a mere piece of dirt in her depression. She then has a sudden breakthrough, having the same vision of Joe as he had of her. She feels haunted by him, and makes up a name for this sudden phantom in her mind, calling him Mr. Me.

Mr. Me- Joe has finally found Ophiotaurus in the Ocean Monster realm. Ophiotaurus hears his tale, and takes him to Poseidon.

Pencil Rain- Poseidon arrives, and deems Joe's situation one he can aid with. He creates a rain of magical pencils, and then, carefully sorting through, gives one to Joe. This magical pencil will transport him to Ana's town immediately, once the magic words "The Pencil Rain" are spoken four times in succession. As he says these, he gets transported to Ana's town.

The World's Address- Ana, forever paranoid of the government, registered everything about herself under her cat's name. Joe is looking for Ana's address, but only manages to find a record of her cat; "The World",'s Address. He connects the dots and shows up at her door. Ana, who has been going crazy with trying to figure out who this man in her mind is, is even more freaked out when Joe suddenly shows up at her door. She rants at him, incomprehensible things, but he only loves her more.

I've Got A Match- Joe stays at Ana's house and chooses to take care of her. They gradually enter an unstable romantic relationship, characterized by Joe's obsession with getting Ana to love him and Ana's fear of Joe. However, now that Ana is in such a vulnerable state, she needs Joe to take care of her.

Santa's Beard- TIMESKIP! It's Christmas, because every rock opera needs a good Christmas song. (Looks at Tommy by The Who). Ana and Joe make a mutual friend, who works as a mall Santa. He isn't obsessed with Ana, and treats her kindly. She is immediately drawn to him, but Joe catches on and forbids her from seeing him again.

You'll Miss Me- We now get Mall Santa (who is also an Improvisational jazz musician)'s song. He is very sad that Ana has spurned him, and doesn't know Joe is the one being possessive. He writes a song with his band about Ana.

They'll Need A Crane- Joe is wary of Ana now. He loves her very much, but anyone could see that their relationship is codependent. Ana and Joe have also had to return to working their separate jobs, to support their relationship financially, and this puts even more strain on their relationship. Ana goes back to her drinking habits. Joe starts to see that they might not work out after all, but hates it and attempts to ignore it.

Shoehorn With Teeth- Joe has a weird dream in which he is desperately searching for a shoehorn.

Stand On Your Own Head- Joe wakes up from this strange dream, and somehow believes it is another sign from the gods, this time a sign to break up with Ana. He approaches it jovially, and she seems to not care, her only concern being about whether of not he will allow her to have custody of The World.

Snowball In Hell- Ana quits her job and Joe leaves her house. Ana decides to only do what is good for her from now on, even if it leaves her with a lack of money. She reflects on her time in the sales industry with a laughing attitude. She is finally starting to heal. Meanwhile, Joe must stay in his job. Having sacrificed everything to be with Ana, Joe is now stuck in a town he knows no one else in.

Kiss Me, Son of God- Joe rises up the ranks, and becomes the CEO of his company. He is now emotionally numb, an evil corporate supervillain. He takes advantage of anyone he can to make money, and wastes his life away like this.

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