Discover the story of the song > Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure – the weakerthans

The song is about a cat who used to live with the protagonist, but has since left. The cat explains that it had to do with the rain and the way the back lane came alive. The cat reminisces about waiting for the protagonist to come home with food and beer and how they loved to hear the sound he made for them, but now they can't remember it.