| Suzanne Vega – The Queen And The Soldier Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I always saw this song as being about how people prefer familiar misery, to the idea of risking that for the chance at happiness. People do that all the time. Sometimes, when life's been bad for long enough, you want stability and predictability rather than risk that for a small shot at happiness - even though the aching sadness that comes with it is debilitating. In the song, the Queen is confronted by the Soldier, who demands the reason for her actions. Rather than admit her fault and trust another to guide her to a better way of living, her mistrust causes her have him shot. |
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