I relate to this song a whole hell of a lot... I went to a performing arts high school, and I was the class outcast who didn't really get these silly "Theatre games" we had to play during class... The first time I heard this song was onstage at my school, and I didn't really pay attention to it, because I was paying more attention to the overall performance.... But I had the soundtrack record from the original 197* production in new york, and I listened to this song, and at the end when Diana sings
"SIX MONTHS LATER I HEARD THAT KARP HAD DIED.
AND I DUG RIGHT DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF MY SOUL....
AND CRIED,
'CAUSE I FELT.... NOTHING. "
I couldn't stop crying for almost a half hour...
So on to what this song means... This song is about being emotionally numb... Being emotionally numb is a lot like when the dentist shoots your jaw full of novocaine, and you can't feel the surface of your skin, but you can feel deep in your tissue, under the surface... Diana hears about her former teachers death, and there's nothing there.... no sadness, no resentment, no anger, no happiness... But the tears came... and with them, a dull ache of emotion, not really felt, but under the surface...
I relate to this song a whole hell of a lot... I went to a performing arts high school, and I was the class outcast who didn't really get these silly "Theatre games" we had to play during class... The first time I heard this song was onstage at my school, and I didn't really pay attention to it, because I was paying more attention to the overall performance.... But I had the soundtrack record from the original 197* production in new york, and I listened to this song, and at the end when Diana sings
"SIX MONTHS LATER I HEARD THAT KARP HAD DIED. AND I DUG RIGHT DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF MY SOUL.... AND CRIED, 'CAUSE I FELT.... NOTHING. "
I couldn't stop crying for almost a half hour...
So on to what this song means... This song is about being emotionally numb... Being emotionally numb is a lot like when the dentist shoots your jaw full of novocaine, and you can't feel the surface of your skin, but you can feel deep in your tissue, under the surface... Diana hears about her former teachers death, and there's nothing there.... no sadness, no resentment, no anger, no happiness... But the tears came... and with them, a dull ache of emotion, not really felt, but under the surface...