So Sister

The Verve

I wrote your name in dust on a truck
As it rolled out of town
Just in case my love for you
Might be found
I cried my tears in a mountain stream
They'll sting you one day
I called your name in a giant cave
It echoes to this day

So sister, you're hearing how I miss her
But I don't think that she's hearing my calls
So sister, you're hearing how I miss her
But I don't think that she's hearing my calls
No, I don't think that I'm helping my cause

I wrote our names on a subway wall
Just in case you called
I rent a room and it's just for two
But where are you?

So sister, you're hearing how I miss her
But I don't think that she's hearing my calls
So sister, you're hearing how I miss her
But I don't think that she's helping my cause
No I don't think that I'm helping my cause
No I don't think that I'm helping my cause
No I don't think that I'm helping my cause

So sister, you're hearing how I miss her
But I don't think that she's hearing my calls
So sister, I need to be with her
But I don't think that she's hearing my calls
No, I don't think that I'm helping my cause
No, I don't think that I'm helping my cause


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    My Interpretation

    i think this song about a girl you love so much, but she actually no longer loves you, and of course she is out of reach, so he vent to his sister, saying how much he miss his lover, and (well this is very personal) i think in some way he is trying to tell his sister he would rather be with his loved one instead of with her

    EleanorGon December 01, 2014   Link

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