This poem is about a girl who has been in a car crash (Gleaming cars and covered faces) and is now in the hospital (Disinfected rooms and hallways). Orderlies are like janitors in a hospital and Brachman writes how they are “unaffected” by the horrible tragedy that has occurred. The girl is hanging on to life just enough to have “whispered bits of conversation” and the man worries for hours about her condition. He reflects on how close they are (soul to soul we’ve breathed), how perfect she is and how much she is loved by him (Figure of divine perfection No one's loved with more affection). Then the man starts to think about the possibility of her dying and knows that she will go to heaven if she does (if you sleep you sleep with God). He realizes that he cannot go on living without her (Why should I hope to make it through? If you sleep I’ll sleep too). He ponders the “jagged thorns” of life that cause heartache and “pretty pedals” such as the girl that make life wonderful. He points out that some moments in life are “sunny days” while others are “nights of blackness” and comes upon the idea that if his lover is gone there will be no joy to cure his sadness. The ease at which Brachman uses the perfect words to describe the situation while still maintaining a wonderful rhyme scheme is truly amazing to me. I have had many of the same feelings as Brachman describes here and being able to relate to this song puts it among my favorites. It is not particularly complicated but it is most certainly beautiful.
This poem is about a girl who has been in a car crash (Gleaming cars and covered faces) and is now in the hospital (Disinfected rooms and hallways). Orderlies are like janitors in a hospital and Brachman writes how they are “unaffected” by the horrible tragedy that has occurred. The girl is hanging on to life just enough to have “whispered bits of conversation” and the man worries for hours about her condition. He reflects on how close they are (soul to soul we’ve breathed), how perfect she is and how much she is loved by him (Figure of divine perfection No one's loved with more affection). Then the man starts to think about the possibility of her dying and knows that she will go to heaven if she does (if you sleep you sleep with God). He realizes that he cannot go on living without her (Why should I hope to make it through? If you sleep I’ll sleep too). He ponders the “jagged thorns” of life that cause heartache and “pretty pedals” such as the girl that make life wonderful. He points out that some moments in life are “sunny days” while others are “nights of blackness” and comes upon the idea that if his lover is gone there will be no joy to cure his sadness. The ease at which Brachman uses the perfect words to describe the situation while still maintaining a wonderful rhyme scheme is truly amazing to me. I have had many of the same feelings as Brachman describes here and being able to relate to this song puts it among my favorites. It is not particularly complicated but it is most certainly beautiful.