When I first heard this song, I cried for my best friend. She was (and is) very insecure and has been treated badly by people. And I think she's the most beautiful person in the world (I want to be with her, but it can't happen....you and me, rockenpnay), and I want her to see how amazing she is. She deserves much more than this sadness, and I want to know what "cracked her shoulder" and made her so sad.
And actually, a few months ago I got out of a really bad relationship -- not necessarily abusive, but the guy was treating me really badly, and I suddenly saw this song from the other person's point of view. There was no reason or excuse for him treating me like that, it was nothing I did, he was just an asshole and I deserved better.
The only line that sort of confuses me is "hey little girl" etc. I don't know if "no I can't come out today" refers to coming out as gay (I'm always looking for little lesbian hints in Sarah's songs -- I so want her to be a lesbian, she is so beautiful!!). But I think more than that it's just about somebody trying to free herself.
@OriginOfLove Though she did host Lillith fair I don't believe she was gay per se but she definitely is open minded to alternate lifestyles and I love that about her as well. I think you are correct and I think the part about the little girl is the things that we dream about when we are children and innocent and the world is still our oyster and opening up for us. Then it's juxtaposed with the traumas we each endure and why we choose to suffer through them and causes us to live in fear that we put up walls...
@OriginOfLove Though she did host Lillith fair I don't believe she was gay per se but she definitely is open minded to alternate lifestyles and I love that about her as well. I think you are correct and I think the part about the little girl is the things that we dream about when we are children and innocent and the world is still our oyster and opening up for us. Then it's juxtaposed with the traumas we each endure and why we choose to suffer through them and causes us to live in fear that we put up walls to protect ourselves trapping ourselves within the pain. It's just a beautiful verse. ;-)
When I first heard this song, I cried for my best friend. She was (and is) very insecure and has been treated badly by people. And I think she's the most beautiful person in the world (I want to be with her, but it can't happen....you and me, rockenpnay), and I want her to see how amazing she is. She deserves much more than this sadness, and I want to know what "cracked her shoulder" and made her so sad.
And actually, a few months ago I got out of a really bad relationship -- not necessarily abusive, but the guy was treating me really badly, and I suddenly saw this song from the other person's point of view. There was no reason or excuse for him treating me like that, it was nothing I did, he was just an asshole and I deserved better.
The only line that sort of confuses me is "hey little girl" etc. I don't know if "no I can't come out today" refers to coming out as gay (I'm always looking for little lesbian hints in Sarah's songs -- I so want her to be a lesbian, she is so beautiful!!). But I think more than that it's just about somebody trying to free herself.
@OriginOfLove Though she did host Lillith fair I don't believe she was gay per se but she definitely is open minded to alternate lifestyles and I love that about her as well. I think you are correct and I think the part about the little girl is the things that we dream about when we are children and innocent and the world is still our oyster and opening up for us. Then it's juxtaposed with the traumas we each endure and why we choose to suffer through them and causes us to live in fear that we put up walls...
@OriginOfLove Though she did host Lillith fair I don't believe she was gay per se but she definitely is open minded to alternate lifestyles and I love that about her as well. I think you are correct and I think the part about the little girl is the things that we dream about when we are children and innocent and the world is still our oyster and opening up for us. Then it's juxtaposed with the traumas we each endure and why we choose to suffer through them and causes us to live in fear that we put up walls to protect ourselves trapping ourselves within the pain. It's just a beautiful verse. ;-)