I first heard this song on House -- one of my favorite shows. It made the scene it was played in so much sadder than it would have been, and even though the episode was nowhere near a favorite of mine, I found myself crying! It was played in a man's time of dying, though it may be about something less permanent than death. Yes, it could be about death -- we all turn to dust beneath the soil. But it could also be about how people can grow away from each other and disappear from one another's memory. Hence why Hope feels her eyes turning into dust and why she "could possibly be fading."
But the death explanation seems more accurate to me. And this will sound superbly weird, but the song sounds as though, in particular, it could be alluding to two people who are dying together and have Alzheimer's disease. So now, they are strangers. They have faded from each other's memories and now will die together, turning into...dust.
Farfetched, I know.
I first heard it on House too. In the context it was incredibly moving... a very unpleasant and self-important man was dying and knew he had only hours to live. He had no family or friends only a prestigious career and it was all about to turn to dust, leaving nothing of any real value or importance behind. This song moves me every time I hear it.
I first heard it on House too. In the context it was incredibly moving... a very unpleasant and self-important man was dying and knew he had only hours to live. He had no family or friends only a prestigious career and it was all about to turn to dust, leaving nothing of any real value or importance behind. This song moves me every time I hear it.
I first heard this song on House -- one of my favorite shows. It made the scene it was played in so much sadder than it would have been, and even though the episode was nowhere near a favorite of mine, I found myself crying! It was played in a man's time of dying, though it may be about something less permanent than death. Yes, it could be about death -- we all turn to dust beneath the soil. But it could also be about how people can grow away from each other and disappear from one another's memory. Hence why Hope feels her eyes turning into dust and why she "could possibly be fading." But the death explanation seems more accurate to me. And this will sound superbly weird, but the song sounds as though, in particular, it could be alluding to two people who are dying together and have Alzheimer's disease. So now, they are strangers. They have faded from each other's memories and now will die together, turning into...dust. Farfetched, I know.
I first heard it on House too. In the context it was incredibly moving... a very unpleasant and self-important man was dying and knew he had only hours to live. He had no family or friends only a prestigious career and it was all about to turn to dust, leaving nothing of any real value or importance behind. This song moves me every time I hear it.
I first heard it on House too. In the context it was incredibly moving... a very unpleasant and self-important man was dying and knew he had only hours to live. He had no family or friends only a prestigious career and it was all about to turn to dust, leaving nothing of any real value or importance behind. This song moves me every time I hear it.
I too cried. It was not just how powerful the song was, but the circumstance that made it incredibly overwhelming.
I too cried. It was not just how powerful the song was, but the circumstance that made it incredibly overwhelming.