Pale Blue Eyes

this is actually one of the best songs ive ever heard. dont have a clue what its about though.....adultery?

This song is a classic, if you havent heard of Lou Reed or the Velvet Underground, go and get their self title and Berlin or Transformer, this song reminds me of a the good things ive had and let go because I drank too much, just makes you feel like shes too good for you and no matter what you do, youll never think youre good enough for her

How is there only two comments on this masterpiece?

"Thought of you as everything I've had but couldn't keep"

I think might possibly be one my favourite lines ever written by Lou. 'Pale Blue Eyes' cycles backwards through an adulterous relationship.

there's what they did, ("it's truly, truly a sin")

then there's what she said ("money is like us in time/lies but can't stand up") - she's married to a wealthy man, although she admits money is pointless.

Then there's his response-("I'd put you in the mirror, I out in front of me") - He wishes he had more of a moral conscience like her, but doesn't care about her husband because he's so infatuated with her.

Then there's his thoughts, possibly not vocalised to her ("thought of you as my mountaintop, thought of you as my peak")- he knows it's over, and she's chosen to stay with her husband over him, a part of him always knew she was ("something I've had but couldn't keep")

Lastly, but as the opening of the song, his reflections on the situation, possibly sometime later, sometimes he feels sad, but mostly, he now sees the situation in an angering light. like the stages of grief, he has surpassed loss, sadness and disbelief and now blames her.

Lou Reed has always been a great songwriter , but I had read a comment up here just a few minutes ago that said what I feel but now it’s gone just gone. Weird.. I too believe it’s about a love that transcends beyond society labels and beyond what we were taught growing up there’s no ownership or petty jealousies. No matter who they are with they do know their love goes way beyond because they are on the same plain or wave length that’s spiritual