Sunday mornin', here we are
The boy's come home
Not quite the movie star

he's been in Hollywood
The boy's come home
The boy's done good

He says she asked too high a price
Neglecting to declare
What sits between them there on ice
Chilled with the fizzy and the still
He tried but didn't make it there

It's not for me
It's not for me

He says she asked too high a price
Neglecting to declare
What sits between them there on ice
Chilled with the fizzy and the still
He tried but didn't make it there

It's not for me
Not for me

Sunday papers, here we are
The boy's come home
The boy's come home


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The Fizzy and the Still Lyrics as written by Mark Knopfler

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    My Interpretation

    Fizzy (sparkling) and still (non-sparkling) are the two types of bottled water. I think this is here used to symbolize a failed relationship between two very different personalities - it is implied that the girl is a Hollywood actress.

    "LA without a map" is a great movie with this theme; sometimes the prize is not worth the price.

    There is a sense of defeat in the narration, an intense and exciting lifestyle is not for everybody - yet the boy may in fact have "done good", going back to core basic values instead.

    The narration may be interpreted as a comparison of the mundane (visiting his parents) with the lost fantasy - and the grieving of this loss.

    Najrobion March 09, 2013   Link

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