(Thank you for this bitter knowledge, Guardian angels who left me stranded, It was worth it, feeling abandoned, Makes one hardened but what has happened to love)
...To me, speaks of a mentor or a lover, who left abruptly and intentionally, as a lesson.
(You got me writing lyrics on postcards, Then in the evening looking at the stars, But the brightest of the planets is Mars, Then what has happened to love)
...One of the most beautifully written lyrics, ever!, writing on postcards out of the inspiration of love...yet, looking to the stars for answers and finding your attention drawn only to Mars...named only for the god of war...while sadly, Venus, the goddess of love, is nowhere to be seen...gorgeous.
(So I will opt for the big white limo)...A shattered heart seeking comfort in...(Vanity fairgrounds)...Clubs? (and rebel angels)...sympathetic souls?
(You can't be trusted with feathers so hollow, Your heaven's inventions, steel eyed vampires of love)
A beautiful, haunting and disheartening visage of the archetypal protecting angel...turned archangel and love-draining enemy.
(You see over me, I'll never know, What you have shown to other eyes)...to me, speaks of a former comfort that denied access to deeper levels, whether access to love, knowledge...something was hidden, arrogant, hurtful.
Go or go ahead and surprise me
Say you've lead the way to a mirage
Go or go ahead and just try me
(Nowhere's now here smelling of junipers)...A reference to the smell of gin, being located in a place that has become No Place At All.
(Fell of the hay bales, I'm over the rainbows)...A clever reference, all at once falling from being a working class hero to rising as a gay icon, a certified "friend of Dorothy".
(But of Medusa kiss me and crucify, This unholy notion of the mythic power of love, Look in her eyes, look in her eyes, Forget about the ones that are crying)...begging the mythological goddess to turn him to stone, so that the pain of love might be felt no more...a stirring and powerful scene.
Look in her eyes, look in her eyes
Forget about the ones that are crying
Go or go ahead
...One of my most favorite Rufus songs...timeless.
First off, this is possibly the BEST song interpretation I've ever read. Fantastic, really fantastic.
First off, this is possibly the BEST song interpretation I've ever read. Fantastic, really fantastic.
I would add one thing to it, and it's the thing I love the most about Rufus Wainwright... the encapsulation of feelings into words. For example:
I would add one thing to it, and it's the thing I love the most about Rufus Wainwright... the encapsulation of feelings into words. For example:
(Thank you for this bitter knowledge, Guardian angels who left me stranded, It was worth it, feeling abandoned, Makes one hardened but what has happened to love)
This also really sums up how it feels when you've been used up, tossed aside, and some time as passed... allowing you to look back on this horrible moment and see the value...
(Thank you for this bitter knowledge, Guardian angels who left me stranded, It was worth it, feeling abandoned, Makes one hardened but what has happened to love)
This also really sums up how it feels when you've been used up, tossed aside, and some time as passed... allowing you to look back on this horrible moment and see the value of it... see how it changed you.
The whole song has that feeling, that "You broke me for a little while, but I'm stronger now... strong enough to tell you to either do right by me (surprise me) or get away from me."
The whole "go or go ahead and try me"... to me, there's some real anger there.
But that's just the way the song FEELS. And that's the amazing thing about Rufus isn't it? These complex, mixed emotions.... and the SOUND of a song, the rises and builds, suddenly you FEEL that emotion.
I honestly can't listen to this song without crying.
(Thank you for this bitter knowledge, Guardian angels who left me stranded, It was worth it, feeling abandoned, Makes one hardened but what has happened to love) ...To me, speaks of a mentor or a lover, who left abruptly and intentionally, as a lesson.
(You got me writing lyrics on postcards, Then in the evening looking at the stars, But the brightest of the planets is Mars, Then what has happened to love) ...One of the most beautifully written lyrics, ever!, writing on postcards out of the inspiration of love...yet, looking to the stars for answers and finding your attention drawn only to Mars...named only for the god of war...while sadly, Venus, the goddess of love, is nowhere to be seen...gorgeous.
(So I will opt for the big white limo)...A shattered heart seeking comfort in...(Vanity fairgrounds)...Clubs? (and rebel angels)...sympathetic souls?
(You can't be trusted with feathers so hollow, Your heaven's inventions, steel eyed vampires of love) A beautiful, haunting and disheartening visage of the archetypal protecting angel...turned archangel and love-draining enemy.
(You see over me, I'll never know, What you have shown to other eyes)...to me, speaks of a former comfort that denied access to deeper levels, whether access to love, knowledge...something was hidden, arrogant, hurtful.
Go or go ahead and surprise me Say you've lead the way to a mirage Go or go ahead and just try me
(Nowhere's now here smelling of junipers)...A reference to the smell of gin, being located in a place that has become No Place At All.
(Fell of the hay bales, I'm over the rainbows)...A clever reference, all at once falling from being a working class hero to rising as a gay icon, a certified "friend of Dorothy".
(But of Medusa kiss me and crucify, This unholy notion of the mythic power of love, Look in her eyes, look in her eyes, Forget about the ones that are crying)...begging the mythological goddess to turn him to stone, so that the pain of love might be felt no more...a stirring and powerful scene.
Look in her eyes, look in her eyes Forget about the ones that are crying Go or go ahead
...One of my most favorite Rufus songs...timeless.
First off, this is possibly the BEST song interpretation I've ever read. Fantastic, really fantastic.
First off, this is possibly the BEST song interpretation I've ever read. Fantastic, really fantastic.
I would add one thing to it, and it's the thing I love the most about Rufus Wainwright... the encapsulation of feelings into words. For example:
I would add one thing to it, and it's the thing I love the most about Rufus Wainwright... the encapsulation of feelings into words. For example:
(Thank you for this bitter knowledge, Guardian angels who left me stranded, It was worth it, feeling abandoned, Makes one hardened but what has happened to love) This also really sums up how it feels when you've been used up, tossed aside, and some time as passed... allowing you to look back on this horrible moment and see the value...
(Thank you for this bitter knowledge, Guardian angels who left me stranded, It was worth it, feeling abandoned, Makes one hardened but what has happened to love) This also really sums up how it feels when you've been used up, tossed aside, and some time as passed... allowing you to look back on this horrible moment and see the value of it... see how it changed you.
The whole song has that feeling, that "You broke me for a little while, but I'm stronger now... strong enough to tell you to either do right by me (surprise me) or get away from me."
The whole "go or go ahead and try me"... to me, there's some real anger there.
But that's just the way the song FEELS. And that's the amazing thing about Rufus isn't it? These complex, mixed emotions.... and the SOUND of a song, the rises and builds, suddenly you FEEL that emotion.
I honestly can't listen to this song without crying.