As this is one of my most favourite songs ever, forgive me if I go a little overboard.
The premise of this song is simple: someone (the speaker) has just walked out on a relationship, and this is the moment of her doubt.
The song uses the imagery of the motel room and the sensory perception of the speaker to nail home the feeling of loneliness and the fear that there may never be anything more than what there was. Traditionally in religious views, thoughts of fear and doubt are seeded by the devil, or absolute evil - which is represented here by the drunk upstairs (Johnny Walker Red is a premium whiskey). The fact that he is 'upstairs' is no coincidence either - most often people listen to their fears and doubts and take it to be truth, like the word of God. But the devil, after all, is the trickster.
The garden of Eden was supposed to be a place without fear or unhappiness. In this case Eden, as her destination, is ultimate love.
The speaker reveals that she fears that by listening to her instincts and walking out of this relationship she has lost her only hope of ever finding love.
Judas is the betrayer of Jesus. Therefore in this image her heart is Judas, listening to it like his kiss, damned her to her current situation. Sealed her fate, if you will.
I adore this song. I love fierce finality of it. I wouldn't change a single thing about it.
As this is one of my most favourite songs ever, forgive me if I go a little overboard.
The premise of this song is simple: someone (the speaker) has just walked out on a relationship, and this is the moment of her doubt.
The song uses the imagery of the motel room and the sensory perception of the speaker to nail home the feeling of loneliness and the fear that there may never be anything more than what there was. Traditionally in religious views, thoughts of fear and doubt are seeded by the devil, or absolute evil - which is represented here by the drunk upstairs (Johnny Walker Red is a premium whiskey). The fact that he is 'upstairs' is no coincidence either - most often people listen to their fears and doubts and take it to be truth, like the word of God. But the devil, after all, is the trickster.
The garden of Eden was supposed to be a place without fear or unhappiness. In this case Eden, as her destination, is ultimate love. The speaker reveals that she fears that by listening to her instincts and walking out of this relationship she has lost her only hope of ever finding love.
Judas is the betrayer of Jesus. Therefore in this image her heart is Judas, listening to it like his kiss, damned her to her current situation. Sealed her fate, if you will.
I adore this song. I love fierce finality of it. I wouldn't change a single thing about it.