| Eric Clapton – Lay Down Sally Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I disagree; the lyrics would make sense if the singer were a kidnapper. However, I've always thought that this song was about a guy who was in love with a prostitute. That was the only conceivable reason I could think of that she would be leaving in the middle of the night (moon and stars above). I've seen many interviews where prostitutes claim that a lot of men just want to talk, which seems to be what the singer wants. |
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| Seven Mary Three – Cumbersome Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Also, cumbersome doesn't mean "big", it means "unwieldy". A 50-pound brick of lead isn't necessarily large, but it's hard to carry because it weighs so much. A card table might only weight 15 pounds, but it has swinging legs and is quite broad. Both of these are unwieldy and cumbersome. I think that when he says "life is cumbersome", he is referring to the relationship and the various hoops they both must jump through, the dances and lies and all the other clap-trap that have become a part of it. Therefore, it isn't the pure thing that it began as, and it has become cumbersome. |
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| Seven Mary Three – Cumbersome Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I don't think that he's speaking so much of balance in terms of social equality, but more in terms of "a stalemate". He describes men and women as "two worlds". I think this is hearkening back to the metaphor of Mars and Venus, and being unable to understand each other. Additionally, he's talking about wanting her more even as she wants him less, which seems to me a very puerile (but common) thing that people do: they abuse or take for granted what they have and only begin to truly desire it once it is taken away from them. Overall, he is losing the affections of his mate and doesn't understand her enough to get them back. It sucks, but he probably painted himself into that corner. I don't see anything relating to weight gain, but I suppose that everyone interprets lyrics differently. |
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