| Elbow – Starlings Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I am that man. The love of my life is a woman 20 years younger than me, and this song is the closest to perfection in capturing how it feels. The sudden and inspiring crescendos, exactly how I feel when she walks into the room. The mundane lyrics at the opening which reflect the generational difference - my world is so serious and news-driven, hers anything but. The Wisdom I offer.... and that she knows better than to accept. This is my love for her. Absolute, unconditional. Not unrequited because she knows, and because she loves me too, just not quite the same. This is exactly how I feel about her - the hours into any night I would gladly spend with her listening to every thought, every want and need. The wish I were the one person in her life she truly needs and will one day turn to. And funnily enough, it was while she was visiting for 10 days this year that she wanted me to listen to this. She knows and cares. Just not quite the same. A masterpiece of writing. |
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