| Ryan Adams – Halloweenhead Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This song is about me, I think. I certainly often wonder what the fuck's wrong with me - Ryan has told me - my head's full of tricks and treats. Love it. |
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| Ryan Adams – Now That You're Gone Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I believe the line is actually "I aint afraid of HURT I've HAD so much it seems just like normal to me now", meaning that it feels normal to him to be in emotional pain constantly. Utterly brilliant! |
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| Ryan Adams – Starlite Diner Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I guess that with all great works of art, and this is unquestionably one, the meaning is in the consumer's interpretation. For me, this song, like many of Ryan's others, is about mourning the loss of his girlfriend to cancer. Take the lines "the drugs are in the safe" - she doesn't need them any more! "and the clothes are on the couch intertwined, but none of them are your's and all of them are mine" - she doesn't throw clothes on the couch anymore. "it's a blow out on a birthday cake" - for me is a metaphor for how easily a life can be snuffed out, "and I'm a birthday candle floating on the lake" - he's teetering on the edge. Anyway, I love it. I love all of Ryan Adams' music, but for me 29 is his best album. I am 50 years old, so I've listened to a lot of stuff in my time, but this one may just be simply the greatest album I have ever heard. |
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