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Through The Dark Lyrics
Oh innocent smiles, how they put you to shame
Same televised lines, I've seen the film before
Sicilian men, they're going to save their name
Leaving their brides in black shawls again
See how it's shining through the dark
As the teardrops fall and it illuminates the room
And we can't stop staring for a moment
Some silver-screen starlet
But it's my story she's living in
In a smoke-filled room pressed up against the door
See how it's shining through the dark
As the kettle boils
And it illuminates the room
Entertain me, eyes on this prize
Hello, I'm drowning in your tide
Welcome, so close to my pale skin I'm there
But one touch and it's gone
Same black and white blonde
You know the face but never her name
Hillbilly young boys
Without a tooth between them
See how it's shining through the dark
Spinning a dream for the wide-awake
And it illuminates the room
Entertain me, fixing your eyes on the prize
Hello, I'm drowning in your tide
Welcome, so close to my pale skin I'm there
Stay, don't roll away now
(or Sister stay now, don't run now)
This is my magic world
And it's pulling me under so stay
Same televised lines, I've seen the film before
Sicilian men, they're going to save their name
Leaving their brides in black shawls again
As the teardrops fall and it illuminates the room
And we can't stop staring for a moment
But it's my story she's living in
In a smoke-filled room pressed up against the door
See how it's shining through the dark
As the kettle boils
And it illuminates the room
Entertain me, eyes on this prize
Welcome, so close to my pale skin I'm there
But one touch and it's gone
You know the face but never her name
Hillbilly young boys
Without a tooth between them
See how it's shining through the dark
Spinning a dream for the wide-awake
And it illuminates the room
Entertain me, fixing your eyes on the prize
Welcome, so close to my pale skin I'm there
Stay, don't roll away now
(or Sister stay now, don't run now)
This is my magic world
And it's pulling me under so stay
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The lyrics to through the dark seem to reference several film tropes and cinematic imagery, rather than a single specific movie. The references to “Sicilian men” and “brides in black shawls” could evoke scenes from classic mafia or Italian films, possibly drawing from films like The Godfather, which deals with Sicilian traditions and family honor. The imagery of a “silver-screen starlet,” “black and white blonde,” and a “smoke-filled room” could be nodding to the noir or old Hollywood genre, referencing anonymous blonde actresses who were often central to those films but remembered more for their image than their names.
The idea of repeated televised lines and the feeling of having “seen the film before” might suggest commentary on familiar stories that we’ve seen repeated in cinema, especially those involving violence, loss, and tradition. The mixture of personal emotion and cinematic elements suggests a blending of personal experience with iconic film imagery.
Beautiful. I love songs that are odes to cinema. It's her getting lost in smoky black and white movies, and seeing herself in their world, and their world in hers. Spending hours in the dark staring at a glowing screen that pulls you in.
Rumor has it this one's about a threesome. Personally, I can't see a meaning in most of the songs the Sundays wrote
This one doesn't seem so cryptic or difficult to understand... looks like a song about the illusions given by the world of television and shows. It's pretty evident. The screen of the TV is shining through the dark, but one touch and it's gone. And we're "pulled under" by that world.
The language from this last Sundays' album is much more open compared to the previous one ("Blind").
Reading the lyrics I get the images of getting lost in movies,particularly the old ones shown on afternoon TV.Hoverer when I am listening to the song I get the image of a romantic relationship that is just forming,but already is on some shaky ground.