| Portishead – Strangers Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I think this is a song about a person who is so self-centered, alienated by sticking only to his/hers ponts of view. It's not necessarily a love song. Ohh........ Can anybody see the light Where the morn meets the dew and the tide rises? Nobody can see the light where these happens because, both, the forming of the dew and the tide rising are continuous processes, and, so is the point of view. There is no single correct point of view. In the next lines she is asking the person: Did you realise, no one can see inside your view? Did you realise, the world inside belongs to you? These questions serve more to point to the person that he/she is alienating itself from her (Beth) and the rest of the world by taking a single point of view (maybe due to insecurity, fear, etc). Ohh........ Just set aside your fears of life Thru this sole desire Now, Beth is asking that person to overcome his/hers fears of life and to share her/his points of view with Beth and the world and, at the same time, to consider their points of view. That is to break the alienation. Done it warning Done it now This ain't real On in this side I feel as in this part Beth is ordering the person to do it now. First she is saying I warn you and then she is more demanding by saying now. Although, I am not sure why is she using the past tense of do. Maybe she is expressing her desire for this to be already done, already part of the past. Again, as in despair, Beth is saying "this ain't real", i.e. being so self-centered, sticking to one's point of view is not real, is alienating from the rest of the world. And then it looks as she is inviting that person to come and join her and the rest of the world by moving to "this side". At least, this is my point of view on the song :) I want to share it with you, because by sharing it I overcome my barrier of self-seclusion and we are not longer strangers :) |
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