I think its about suicide. People ride to funerals in Black Cadillacs, so his 'Cadillac Dream' is a dream about his funeral.
In the first verse he's contemplating suicide.
"the girl who could make it all clean" is a girl the guy is in love with who would be living for. Except they don't hook up.
The last verse is the protagonist killing himself, and possibly the girl deciding she likes him just a little bit too late.
"And there are people who will say that they knew me so well... " Is people speaking at his funeral
I think its about suicide. People ride to funerals in Black Cadillacs, so his 'Cadillac Dream' is a dream about his funeral. In the first verse he's contemplating suicide. "the girl who could make it all clean" is a girl the guy is in love with who would be living for. Except they don't hook up. The last verse is the protagonist killing himself, and possibly the girl deciding she likes him just a little bit too late.
"And there are people who will say that they knew me so well... " Is people speaking at his funeral
well, this is how I relate to the song.
Wow dude I never even thought of this song in such a way, glad i read that definitely a cool view of the song.
Wow dude I never even thought of this song in such a way, glad i read that definitely a cool view of the song.