| Dire Straits – Your Latest Trick Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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First of all in songwriting the meaning of a song can get a little abstract when one want's the end words to rhyme. I think the general theme of the song is one of personal reflec on life as a jazz musician. But there are some cryptic lines in the song that lead to a deeper meaning: You must have had a pass key made out of wax Perhaps this is referring to a wax seal on an envelope that contains a password or pass key. The twelve keys hanging off my chain A sax has more than 12 keys and a chain would be a rather uncomfortable thing to hang a sax from. A chain can also symbolise a cyclic event. And the significance of the number 12 in a cyclic event is all to plain to see in the night sky. As a songwriter to write a multi level meaning into a song is a sign of fine musical craftsmanship. The fact that so many people have so many different interpretations on the meaning of this song is testament to that. |
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