Beautiful vocals. The rifts are soothingly nostalgic.
I gathered two types of tales from this song:
Upon my first listen, I thought the speaker had gone through a bitter break-up with someone, or has some loose ends with relationships, and is struggling for closure.
Perhaps the last part of what I'd just said could be incorporated with my second impression. After more
plays, and blasting the volume on the ending dialogue, I realized this song is about her father. I
guessed that maybe at some point in her childhood,
divorce happened and her father left. She could have grown up without that paternal guidance, and the lack of an unconditional relationship with a male figure has had an effect on the way she handles men now. And recently, he's trying to reach in after many years. I'm not sure if I should go as far to assume that another scenario is hidden in the storyline. Perhaps she was violated in some way, and the allusion of homecoming queen talks of her beauty and how guys superficially look at her. What ever the case, the desire to escape into a childish realm is a preparation---the innocence of youth gives her soul comfort. This figure keeps coming back into her life and she's trying to push it away, "turning her back" just as he'd done to her before. The lyrics are set for a broken home, with the father playing a crucial role. The last minute of the track has an eerie conversation of the mother and daughter--it repeats, like it won't go away. And somewhere in the background, a father's faint voice comes in.
The piano is just as sensational and haunting as "Farewell."
Beautiful vocals. The rifts are soothingly nostalgic.
I gathered two types of tales from this song: Upon my first listen, I thought the speaker had gone through a bitter break-up with someone, or has some loose ends with relationships, and is struggling for closure.
Perhaps the last part of what I'd just said could be incorporated with my second impression. After more plays, and blasting the volume on the ending dialogue, I realized this song is about her father. I guessed that maybe at some point in her childhood, divorce happened and her father left. She could have grown up without that paternal guidance, and the lack of an unconditional relationship with a male figure has had an effect on the way she handles men now. And recently, he's trying to reach in after many years. I'm not sure if I should go as far to assume that another scenario is hidden in the storyline. Perhaps she was violated in some way, and the allusion of homecoming queen talks of her beauty and how guys superficially look at her. What ever the case, the desire to escape into a childish realm is a preparation---the innocence of youth gives her soul comfort. This figure keeps coming back into her life and she's trying to push it away, "turning her back" just as he'd done to her before. The lyrics are set for a broken home, with the father playing a crucial role. The last minute of the track has an eerie conversation of the mother and daughter--it repeats, like it won't go away. And somewhere in the background, a father's faint voice comes in.
The piano is just as sensational and haunting as "Farewell."
-HBG