Life and How to Live It

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lyrically this song was actually inspired by a person named Brivs Mekis. He was an older man who lived in Athens, Georgia who split his house into two sections. Each section had its own unique set of clothing, furniture and books. Essentially when he got bored of living in one section of the house, he would open the door and go live in the other section. When he passed away it was discovered that he wrote a book on this experienced titled “Life and How to Live It.”

Now besides the obviously connection to the title, and Michael introducing the song before live performances as it being about Brivis, there’s multiple connections in the lyrics to the real life story. The song starts off with Michael singing about the construction of a wall inside of the house. Michael sings about pairs like “two pockets lead the way” and “two doors to go between the wall.” This leads us to the lyric and the reason for two houses in the first place and that’s “so that when you tire of one side, the other serves you best.”

Supposedly the book that this guy wrote had some sexiest and racist segments so maybe it’s better it was never released. And ultimately this song isn’t about a deeper meaning on life or how to live. It’s merely about a strange person in Athens that Michael found interesting. Either way it makes for some fascinating lyrics and a step into Michael telling stories and creating lore within their songs.

“Life and How To Live It” is based on the true story of Brev Mekis, a schizophrenic man from Athens who split his home into two sides, each with a totally different set of furniture, books, clothing, pets, etc. He would live on one side for a while, and then switch to the other, and back again. After he passed away, it was discovered that he had a few hundred copies of a book he had written outlining his philosophy published by a vanity press hidden away on one side of his house. The book was titled Life: How To Live.