We know that:
a) Bernard (lead singer) married a Spanish lady approx. 2 years after the release of this song.
b) He also saw the end of a 12 year relationship around the same time.
c) He recently married a Spanish lady.
"Nobody knows just what happened to me there in Spain."
No, Bernard, but we can surely hazard a guess!
What if you discovered someone special there and in so doing awoke to the fact that your existing relationship was dead in the water? Maybe you cheated. That would explain songs like Thrill is Gone (artist: Bernard Fanning) where you wrote lyrics like
"Sure was a hell of a mistake I made
But I sure am glad that I made it
No way for a grown man to behave
More the act of a teen opportunist
I stand accused of losing my head"
and
"I can sense trouble just around the bend
And it's all been my kind of making
I can't carry on with all this pretence
When it's clear that my love has been fading
I stand accused of the things I said"
and
"It's not so much that the thrill is gone
Just a cleaner, sweeter, brighter thrill has come along".
All right, we've got the idea. Bless My Soul wasn't some random Powderfinger song, but one of the most meaningful you've ever written.
Let's put the pieces together...
We know that: a) Bernard (lead singer) married a Spanish lady approx. 2 years after the release of this song. b) He also saw the end of a 12 year relationship around the same time. c) He recently married a Spanish lady.
"Nobody knows just what happened to me there in Spain." No, Bernard, but we can surely hazard a guess!
What if you discovered someone special there and in so doing awoke to the fact that your existing relationship was dead in the water? Maybe you cheated. That would explain songs like Thrill is Gone (artist: Bernard Fanning) where you wrote lyrics like
"Sure was a hell of a mistake I made But I sure am glad that I made it No way for a grown man to behave More the act of a teen opportunist I stand accused of losing my head"
and
"I can sense trouble just around the bend And it's all been my kind of making I can't carry on with all this pretence When it's clear that my love has been fading I stand accused of the things I said"
and
"It's not so much that the thrill is gone Just a cleaner, sweeter, brighter thrill has come along".
All right, we've got the idea. Bless My Soul wasn't some random Powderfinger song, but one of the most meaningful you've ever written.