#ryden truth

So most of us know about that lyric in “Mad as Rabbits”  that says

We must reinvent love…

 There is an extended poem written by a gay poet named Arthur Rimbaud and its called A Season in Hell that is divided into nine parts. In the fourth part called Delirium 1: The Foolish Virgin – The Infernal Spouse which is basically about a man who is in love with another man. According to Wikipedia it is “…story of a man (Verlaine), enslaved to his “infernal bridegroom” (Rimbaud) who deceived him and lured his love with false promises. He treats quite transparently his relation with Verlaine.”

Supposedly(and most likely), the lyrics We must reinvent love…  were taken from this poem.

This is a ryden theory. I don’t know if anybody has notice this before. The Mad as Rabbit is not the only song that the lyrics reference the gay poet Arthur Rimbaud. I got interested in the poem and wanted to see if it was true that they referenced the poem, and while I was reading I found two other references. (Maybe this is not like a major ryden thingy BUT it is still interesting how much they reference this poet).

She’s a Handsome Woman

Panic! Lyrics

Arthur Rimbaud

Behind The Sea

Panic! Lyrics

Arthur Rimbaud

Let’s begin with the Panic! split. Jon Walker and Ryan Ross both left Panic!, and started their new band The Young Veins, but where was the last show that they all had together you ask? Cape Town in 2009. Brendon and Ryan were always very close to each other, and they would always be smiling and holding hands during interviews. Their stage presence was more intimate, and they have kissed more than a handful of times. They had an extremely close bond, but something happened in Cape Town that must have caused the Panic! split. I’ll provide some lyrics from Ryan’s songs and compare them to Brendon’s.

“You asked me if I meant everything I said that night, I didn’t. /I loved you, I left you, I lost you in Cape Town.” - Cape Town by The Young Veins “And I meant everything I said that night.” - The Calender by Panic! At The Disco (confirmed to be about the split.)

“I know I broke your heart, mine is broken too. Now if we’re even, why are we both blue?” - Lie to the Truth by The Young Veins “The time for being sad is over and you miss him like you miss no other, and being blue is better than being over it.” - Hallelujah by Panic! At The Disco

“I know I should’ve never left, I’d gotten tired of being buried.” - Where I Belong by The Young Veins “Someone I love, loves someone else, another day I lost all by myself.” - Lonely Moonlight by The Young Veins

Another person has been brought up in Ryan’s lyrics, probably referencing to Sarah, Brendon’s new girlfriend at the time. (Married now.) “Don’t have much to say now, ‘cause I’m trying to figure out why he’s with the other girl.” - The Other Girl by The Young Veins

I know this ship is a broken bone, but melt your headaches, call it home.

my 69th confession was about the Ryden Truth™.