Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. Lyrics
Of the girl that I love,
As she lies here beside me
Asleep with the night,
And her hair, in a fine mist
Floats on my pillow,
Reflecting the glow
Of the winter moonlight.
But my heart remains heavy,
And I watch as her breasts
Gently rise, gently fall,
For I know with the first light of dawn
I'll be leaving,
And tonight will be
All I have left to recall.
Why have I done it,
I've committed a crime,
I've broken the law.
For twenty-five dollars
And pieces of silver,
I held up and robbed
A hard liquor store.
My crime an illusion,
A scene badly written
In which I must play.
Yet I know as I gaze
At my young love beside me,
The morning is just a few hours away.
Just reading this makes me want to die.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Simon wrote about breasts alot.
He likes breasts.
Well who doesn't.
Well who doesn't.
When I heard this song for the first time it reminded me very much of the scene of Romeo & Juliet, in which Romeo has to leave Juliet's bed by morning because he has been banished for killing Tybalt. It seemed like such a similar situation that I wondered if it was a deliberate subtle reference, especially when it speaks of a "scene badly written in which I must play". It is indeed a horrible and unreal-feeling situation, and the song is a powerful allegory.
I think it's an allegory for anytime I do something I should not have done (or vice versa), or for any other reason that I might not be looking forward to tomorrow. But while the sun is still hidden, and "... she lies here beside me Asleep with the night", sadness cannot touch me.
"Yet I know as I gaze
At my young love beside me,
The morning is just a few hours away."
how hard must be for someone to do something REALLY REALLY stupid without realizing consequences. In this case, the dude will lose the girl due to a crime commited. However, the whole song is about time going away, time that never comes back, the time left till the morning, the time spent with her: the whole present time.
i agree with demolition, what a horrible feeling this song evokes.
i agree with demolition, what a horrible feeling this song evokes.
Just reading the comments to Bleecker Street, and it said something about the "30 dollars pays you rent" line being a reference to the thirty pieces of silver paid to Judas.
Twenty five dollars is conspicuously short, but there are pieces of silver involved too?
I think you might be on to something! :)
I think you might be on to something! :)
For me, this song is an amazingly evocative and melancholic description of being in love but having to be parted with your lover for a significant amount of time. It has such a feeling of stillness, as if he is wishing that time would really just stand still in this moment.