I've always vaguely suspected this song might be about his relationship with his father, more from the title than anything else. Since Waltz #2 is about his mother and step-father, I've always taken it's title as a reference to his and his mother's waltz (so to speak) with father/husband #2. So it stands to reason that Waltz #1 would be about "waltzing" with father #1. It sounds far-fetched when I put it like that, but the similar titles connect the two songs for me in more than just a structural 3/4 time sort of way (particularly suspicious is the placement of Waltz #1 after Waltz #2 on the album).
In any case, I agree that Waltz #1 is about a failed relationship, and that it's beautiful. God, this man's music breaks my heart.
I've always vaguely suspected this song might be about his relationship with his father, more from the title than anything else. Since Waltz #2 is about his mother and step-father, I've always taken it's title as a reference to his and his mother's waltz (so to speak) with father/husband #2. So it stands to reason that Waltz #1 would be about "waltzing" with father #1. It sounds far-fetched when I put it like that, but the similar titles connect the two songs for me in more than just a structural 3/4 time sort of way (particularly suspicious is the placement of Waltz #1 after Waltz #2 on the album).
In any case, I agree that Waltz #1 is about a failed relationship, and that it's beautiful. God, this man's music breaks my heart.