I've wondered if this wasn't also written for or influenced by the death of his daughter, Emma, who was killed in a car accident--"Song for Emma" can also be found on the same album.
At first, bad news, like the death of a child, doesn't even seem real, and you can't get a hold of it. But then it does, and you feel so helpless ("it just ain't fair"); you want nothing more than someone to "tell me it's alright" and "help me through the night".
@rainbowviewer I think that has to do with trying to force yourself to feel normal and how it just makes the tragedy worse:
"That's the danger in pretending"--you try to pretend you're fine, you're happy, everything's okay, but it's exhausting.
"Trying to defend yourself from someone else's war"--you try to put on that happy face so people don't bother you, but instead they think you're available to fix their problems.
"Don't know what they're fighting for"--The deeper they try to pull you in, the more you try to pull away. You want to be there for them, but on the inside you have...
@rainbowviewer I think that has to do with trying to force yourself to feel normal and how it just makes the tragedy worse:
"That's the danger in pretending"--you try to pretend you're fine, you're happy, everything's okay, but it's exhausting.
"Trying to defend yourself from someone else's war"--you try to put on that happy face so people don't bother you, but instead they think you're available to fix their problems.
"Don't know what they're fighting for"--The deeper they try to pull you in, the more you try to pull away. You want to be there for them, but on the inside you have your own problems and you don't want to have to deal with theirs too.
"And they just don't care"--both of you are so absorbed in your problems that neither of you have the emotional capacity to care about the other person.
I've wondered if this wasn't also written for or influenced by the death of his daughter, Emma, who was killed in a car accident--"Song for Emma" can also be found on the same album.
At first, bad news, like the death of a child, doesn't even seem real, and you can't get a hold of it. But then it does, and you feel so helpless ("it just ain't fair"); you want nothing more than someone to "tell me it's alright" and "help me through the night".
That's my take on it, at least.
@ProfessorKnowItAll helped a bit, thank you but need more. like try to defence myself from someone else's war, doesn't fit in
@ProfessorKnowItAll helped a bit, thank you but need more. like try to defence myself from someone else's war, doesn't fit in
@ProfessorKnowItAll helped a bit, thank you but need more. like try to defence myself from someone else's war, doesn't fit in
@ProfessorKnowItAll helped a bit, thank you but need more. like try to defence myself from someone else's war, doesn't fit in
@rainbowviewer I think that has to do with trying to force yourself to feel normal and how it just makes the tragedy worse: "That's the danger in pretending"--you try to pretend you're fine, you're happy, everything's okay, but it's exhausting. "Trying to defend yourself from someone else's war"--you try to put on that happy face so people don't bother you, but instead they think you're available to fix their problems. "Don't know what they're fighting for"--The deeper they try to pull you in, the more you try to pull away. You want to be there for them, but on the inside you have...
@rainbowviewer I think that has to do with trying to force yourself to feel normal and how it just makes the tragedy worse: "That's the danger in pretending"--you try to pretend you're fine, you're happy, everything's okay, but it's exhausting. "Trying to defend yourself from someone else's war"--you try to put on that happy face so people don't bother you, but instead they think you're available to fix their problems. "Don't know what they're fighting for"--The deeper they try to pull you in, the more you try to pull away. You want to be there for them, but on the inside you have your own problems and you don't want to have to deal with theirs too. "And they just don't care"--both of you are so absorbed in your problems that neither of you have the emotional capacity to care about the other person.