Written by John Dowland and featured in Sting’s Songs From the Labyrinth, this is the last song. I was thinking he must be sad but of course, he’s not. Songs back then were always dolorous. No one really wants to dwell in darkness unless they’re doing the goth thing—and even then …
Maybe he is sad.
Seems happy enough in the media and then he’s got nothing to be unhappy about—great career, sweet wife and family, lots of homes, loved by his peers, good looks, mind and body—what could possibly be missing in this charmed life? Nothing I can think of …
Well, perhaps you’re right …
Written by John Dowland and featured in Sting’s Songs From the Labyrinth, this is the last song. I was thinking he must be sad but of course, he’s not. Songs back then were always dolorous. No one really wants to dwell in darkness unless they’re doing the goth thing—and even then … Maybe he is sad. Seems happy enough in the media and then he’s got nothing to be unhappy about—great career, sweet wife and family, lots of homes, loved by his peers, good looks, mind and body—what could possibly be missing in this charmed life? Nothing I can think of … Well, perhaps you’re right …