The real magic of the song is in those last two lines. Singing to the siren who enticed him and broke him, the sailor becomes a siren himself, enticing her to swim out and return to him. Breathtakingly perfect.
@miesvanderrobot I just read your comment to Larry Beckett, I'm his wife, and his response was "Finally, someone noticed." So thank you for this comment.
@miesvanderrobot I just read your comment to Larry Beckett, I'm his wife, and his response was "Finally, someone noticed." So thank you for this comment.
@miesvanderrobot went down a rabbit hole and look at this. So cool to see you got a reply and confirmation from the writer's wife 15 years after your comment! Amazing.
@miesvanderrobot went down a rabbit hole and look at this. So cool to see you got a reply and confirmation from the writer's wife 15 years after your comment! Amazing.
The real magic of the song is in those last two lines. Singing to the siren who enticed him and broke him, the sailor becomes a siren himself, enticing her to swim out and return to him. Breathtakingly perfect.
@miesvanderrobot I just read your comment to Larry Beckett, I'm his wife, and his response was "Finally, someone noticed." So thank you for this comment.
@miesvanderrobot I just read your comment to Larry Beckett, I'm his wife, and his response was "Finally, someone noticed." So thank you for this comment.
@miesvanderrobot Wow! The original writer's wife has commented here. That's confirmation from the source of the meaning of these lines.
@miesvanderrobot Wow! The original writer's wife has commented here. That's confirmation from the source of the meaning of these lines.
@miesvanderrobot went down a rabbit hole and look at this. So cool to see you got a reply and confirmation from the writer's wife 15 years after your comment! Amazing.
@miesvanderrobot went down a rabbit hole and look at this. So cool to see you got a reply and confirmation from the writer's wife 15 years after your comment! Amazing.