The songs " Beauty Towne " and " Black Drum Machine " revisited subjects from earlier Xiu Xiu songs . " Beauty Towne " revisited the subjects of " Clowne Towne , " while " Black Drum Machine " finished the narrative to " Black Keyboard . " " Joey 's Song " was dedicated to Jamie Stewart 's brother , while " Gul Mudin " was dedicated to the title person . " The Oldness " and " Chimneys Afire " were written by a band member Stewart fired , with the latter song about the author 's attempted suicide during Xiu Xiu 's tour . " Hi " is " about trying to find beauty and company in the realization that life , for the most part in incredibly difficult and that pretending otherwise only adds disappointment to hardship , " while " Born to Suffer " is " about the potential for relief in ending one 's own life , even just the thought of it , being mortified by life and about the earthquake in Haiti . " The songs on '' Always '' also contained some social commentary . " I Luv Abortion " is about a young friend of Stewart 's who decided to get an abortion because she felt she would not be a good parent if she had the baby , and most of the song 's lyrics are taken from a series of e-mails between the two . " Factory Girl " is about the migration of women in China from rural areas to factories , and the harsh treatment they received working in the factories
earthquake in Haiti
2010 Haiti earthquake
Always (Xiu Xiu album)