Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: funk
Song Meaning of “Anna Molly – Live at HQ, Los Angeles, CA – June/July 2011” by Incubus
Anna Molly is a song by Incubus, performed live at HQ in Los Angeles in 2011. It is a song of yearning and longing for someone who is no longer there. It can be interpreted as a relationship between a man and a woman, or simply a beloved person or place that the protagonist can no longer return to.
The song speaks of the protagonist’s heartache and despair at being separated from his beloved Anna Molly, who has gone away and left him behind. It expresses his longing to be with her again, and his anger at being left alone. He expresses his feelings of loneliness and a sense of being forgotten in the refrain “Anna Molly, I can’t carry on.”
The song conveys a sense of deep longing and emotional pain. It speaks to the deep longing we all feel to re-connect with those we have lost. It shows how despite the pain of separation, the love and the memories remain. Even though Anna Molly may be gone, it is clear from the song that the protagonist will carry a piece of her in his heart and never forget her.