I've been a fan a long while - this is his best song. He said at a concert I attended that it was inspired by the film Wings of Desire. I think the "making jokes and wearing black" gets at that directly.
The aching of the "hold you in my arms" line isn't done justice in the lyrics. There's a real punch to his delivery there.
I've been a fan a long while - this is his best song. He said at a concert I attended that it was inspired by the film Wings of Desire. I think the "making jokes and wearing black" gets at that directly.
The aching of the "hold you in my arms" line isn't done justice in the lyrics. There's a real punch to his delivery there.