Like so many, this song is about coping with loss. Note that it depicts a sense of denial in the chorus. It's about coming to grips with a loved one's absence while a part of them follows you all of your days.
@originalspies Wow, beautiful exposition. Reminds me of the tragic final lines from The Glass Menagerie.
@originalspies Wow, beautiful exposition. Reminds me of the tragic final lines from The Glass Menagerie.
"Oh, Laura, Laura, I tried to leave you behind me, but I am more faithful than I intended to be! I reach for a cigarette, I cross the street, I run into the movies or a bar, I buy a drink, I speak to the nearest stranger—anything that can blow your candles out! For nowadays the world is lit by lightning! Blow out your candles, Laura—and so, goodbye…
"Oh, Laura, Laura, I tried to leave you behind me, but I am more faithful than I intended to be! I reach for a cigarette, I cross the street, I run into the movies or a bar, I buy a drink, I speak to the nearest stranger—anything that can blow your candles out! For nowadays the world is lit by lightning! Blow out your candles, Laura—and so, goodbye…
Like so many, this song is about coping with loss. Note that it depicts a sense of denial in the chorus. It's about coming to grips with a loved one's absence while a part of them follows you all of your days.
@originalspies Wow, beautiful exposition. Reminds me of the tragic final lines from The Glass Menagerie.
@originalspies Wow, beautiful exposition. Reminds me of the tragic final lines from The Glass Menagerie.
"Oh, Laura, Laura, I tried to leave you behind me, but I am more faithful than I intended to be! I reach for a cigarette, I cross the street, I run into the movies or a bar, I buy a drink, I speak to the nearest stranger—anything that can blow your candles out! For nowadays the world is lit by lightning! Blow out your candles, Laura—and so, goodbye…
"Oh, Laura, Laura, I tried to leave you behind me, but I am more faithful than I intended to be! I reach for a cigarette, I cross the street, I run into the movies or a bar, I buy a drink, I speak to the nearest stranger—anything that can blow your candles out! For nowadays the world is lit by lightning! Blow out your candles, Laura—and so, goodbye…