This song absolutely OBLITERATES me. I am not prone to emotional outbursts, and the first few times I heard this song, I didn't really listen to the lyrics, but got the impression that the singer was comparing himself to a stray cat in a metaphor about love.
When I REALLY listened to it though, and read the lyrics, my heart broke violently. He puts the whole story in such simple terms, but really conveys how it must feel for an animal that runs away; strange new surroundings, and slowly forgetting it's previous life, except for how happy it was.
This song absolutely OBLITERATES me. I am not prone to emotional outbursts, and the first few times I heard this song, I didn't really listen to the lyrics, but got the impression that the singer was comparing himself to a stray cat in a metaphor about love.
When I REALLY listened to it though, and read the lyrics, my heart broke violently. He puts the whole story in such simple terms, but really conveys how it must feel for an animal that runs away; strange new surroundings, and slowly forgetting it's previous life, except for how happy it was.