| Damien Rice – Dogs Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Most of what I think has been said in part by others, so sorry for that but I thought I would collect mine and others interpretations that I agree with in one place. The song starts with three friends enjoying each other’s company. Unknown to her, the narrator (Damien?) idolises the conscientious girl. She is innocently being herself but the narrator takes so much more from their friendship than she means to give. She, like the sun, shines for everyone, not especially for him. There’s also another man. He seems considerate and thoughtful, picking up after his little brother’s (possibly the narrator) mistakes and generally looking after him. The man like the girl behaves how he does for everyone, not just for the narrator. The metaphor of the dogs running in the morning sun perfectly describes how the narrator enjoys the other’s company. The bridge really shows how the narrator's (and the other man's) love for the girl, but she still knows nothing (white symbolising her innocence). She drives them wild and makes the narrator feel like a child in love again. She means everything to him. Then he tells her his feelings; splashing paint on the white innocence of the relationship. Shocked, she leaves; the friendship spoilt. The final verse describes how the girl gets comfort now from the other man (the wolf). Either they are in a relationship or he is there for her as a close friend. He gets all she has to give now behind doors closed to the narrator. He has to leave them to each other. |
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