Firstly, i love this song. It's a really sad song on an album that isn't drowning in sorrow - which makes it a standout for me. The piano in this song could, as they say, melt marble. Make me want to burst into tears.
As far as the girl commiting suicide - i don't think this song is as cut and dry as that. And if it is that plain, i would imagine the person committing the suicide would be the person giving into sorrow's child, not sorrow's child itself, which i don't believe to be an actual person at all, but the personification of an emotion, or a situation causing you to give into sorrow, and then perhaps ULTIMATELY suicide.
Maybe sorrow's child IS suicide - suicide is certainly something you could claim sorrow gives birth to - and in that context the song takes on a slighty different perspective.
I don't know though - seems too thin. Would like to hear some other thoughts to that, but i doubt anyone'll be looking up Sorrow's Child anytime soon - people seem to angle more towards his newer songs or his hits. Damn shame - First, Born, Your Funeral and Tender Prey have lots of fantastic songs - back Nick used to write about more interesting things than compiling lists of flowers and philosophers.
Firstly, i love this song. It's a really sad song on an album that isn't drowning in sorrow - which makes it a standout for me. The piano in this song could, as they say, melt marble. Make me want to burst into tears.
As far as the girl commiting suicide - i don't think this song is as cut and dry as that. And if it is that plain, i would imagine the person committing the suicide would be the person giving into sorrow's child, not sorrow's child itself, which i don't believe to be an actual person at all, but the personification of an emotion, or a situation causing you to give into sorrow, and then perhaps ULTIMATELY suicide.
Maybe sorrow's child IS suicide - suicide is certainly something you could claim sorrow gives birth to - and in that context the song takes on a slighty different perspective.
I don't know though - seems too thin. Would like to hear some other thoughts to that, but i doubt anyone'll be looking up Sorrow's Child anytime soon - people seem to angle more towards his newer songs or his hits. Damn shame - First, Born, Your Funeral and Tender Prey have lots of fantastic songs - back Nick used to write about more interesting things than compiling lists of flowers and philosophers.
@StickityWicket NOT ANY TIME SOON
@StickityWicket NOT ANY TIME SOON