| Paolo Nutini – New Shoes Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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These lyrics make me think he's dead: He wakes up cold, doesn't feel himself (he's a ghost); goes through the motion of life, not knowing he's dead, but then there are these new shoes (like dead people often get for their funerals?). So he's beginning to transition. Next thing we know, it's two days later - often the traditional time between death and funeral. The surprise party with all his friends is his post-funeral wake, celebrating his life. Then, of course, that last piece (bridge, whatever), where there are "bright lights" and "angels", is the final transition into death and the afterlife. Seems pretty obvious. The shoes are just the catalyst or perhaps the driving force propelling him into his new state. |
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