| Jewel – You Were Meant For Me Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Every time we fall in love we give away a piece of our heart's real estate. If it doesn't work out, the we take back residence...but that part of our heart is no longer in the same condition. It's got them all over it. Whether we love them still or hate them now, that little bit of our heart has the one we loved all over it and through it. It's sad and this song is about that complicated, messy and desperately empty time we have to spend cleaning house after they leave, making our hearts our own again so that one day we can let someone else stay there. We learn to stand on our own again and keep our own company. The beauty of this song is that it carries the hope of reunion, people are so full of silly imperfections that can too easily cause a breakup. But what do keys in the door, spots on the mirror and wet towels matter when someone is meant for you and you're meant for them? When you've no hope of being reunited, then being able to do these things again without it turning into an argument is the sole consolation of a breakup, but she's not going back to them because she truly believes that in time she'll be going back to him. It's a great song, it leaves you with no clarity on the story's ending, but so accurately depicts the moment of the story she's trying to convey. |
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| Jeff Buckley – Lover, You Should've Come Over (Live At Sin-e Version) Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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When love dies it invariably leaves it's legacy. Sometimes it's no more than a gravestone we visit casually, other times it's a ghost that haunts our once inhabited heart. When I read the lyrics "funeral mourners" I find it difficult to decide for sure if Buckley wrote them in the literal or analogical sense. In the literal sense it can be about an actual loss of someone close, he's suffering and this song is a reflection on his longing for the love and comfort he craves from his lover in his suffering. Sometimes it's only in those moments of grief we realize how much we rely on love. He wants her to know he's hurting and come to him, forgetting whatever troubles have passed between them and caused the split. However I more so believe it is meant in the analogical sense and that it is a relationship has which has died. Rain i think symbolizes regret or longing, always falling and him opening the doors and windows of his heart to receive it. He is drowning in desperation to have her with him but won't let go of his fear and pride in order to swim to the surface. He's afraid he's not the man he needs to be to love her the way she deserves and he's too proud to admit his need for her. But there's hope in this song and that's what i like about it. I'm always left with the feeling that in the morning they'll reunite. The love in this song is too consuming to be denied. |
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