What a beautiful and strange song. From my perspective, the song is written from the point of view of a dead guy (gasp! :) )
"But the color’s been changed to a black from white
Though the difference will prob’ly be lost on me"
Black is always symbolic of death and it's lost on him because he would be dead.
"And don’t worry if laughter is on your lips
Cause you wouldn’t be you if you changed for this
And I won’t measure love from the tears that drip
From your face"
He's telling his girl friend to be happy and move on because he won't feel sad if she doesn't cry for him all the time.
"I suppose i should hope that it turns out fine
But I hope that some sadness does cross your mind
And you’ll look for me when you have crossed that line
Come one day"
That's pretty obvious if you go with my p.o.v. He hopes she is a little sad but they'll meet again when she dies "one day."
What a beautiful and strange song. From my perspective, the song is written from the point of view of a dead guy (gasp! :) )
"But the color’s been changed to a black from white Though the difference will prob’ly be lost on me"
Black is always symbolic of death and it's lost on him because he would be dead.
"And don’t worry if laughter is on your lips Cause you wouldn’t be you if you changed for this And I won’t measure love from the tears that drip From your face"
He's telling his girl friend to be happy and move on because he won't feel sad if she doesn't cry for him all the time.
"I suppose i should hope that it turns out fine But I hope that some sadness does cross your mind And you’ll look for me when you have crossed that line Come one day" That's pretty obvious if you go with my p.o.v. He hopes she is a little sad but they'll meet again when she dies "one day."
Beautiful song.