Hi. To me this song was always about the emotions of losing a loved one. The "lost in a riddle" part describes the not knowing what happened to that person after he died. The "shot 6 times by a man on the run" line is just a way of describing how the woman was powerless to prevent what happened and how impossible to deal with it seems. The "desperate fight" part refers to an illness. Her being full of regret for things said or not said, not being able to forget or move on (push through) because of the manner of the death (he passed on worried and warning) and wishing to be able to be with that person again.
"The tree's that whisper in the evening/ sing a song of sorrow and grieving" part also refers to the woman constantly thinking about the man and how everything reminds her of him.
People remember the details of the day someone so important to them dies, what they were doing at the time, things that were said etc. "The night was heavy but the air was alive" makes me think of a storm, which meant to me that the night was both heavy and charged in terms of emotions and the weather. Lastly, the "Carried away by a moonlight shadow" parts are describing the woman remembering that precise moment over and over again, and how that is more powerful than and interrupts whatever else she might be thinking or doing at that time. The lines "carried away by a moonlight shadow" interrupt the rest of the lyrics in a similar way.
I didn't explain that very well but never mind. That's what the song meant to me I know it's not the artists meaning.. and I forgot to say that I thought the "caught in the middle of a 105" part was referring to a heatwave, 105 being the temperature and the rest of that part describing a stormy evening.
I didn't explain that very well but never mind. That's what the song meant to me I know it's not the artists meaning.. and I forgot to say that I thought the "caught in the middle of a 105" part was referring to a heatwave, 105 being the temperature and the rest of that part describing a stormy evening.
Hi. To me this song was always about the emotions of losing a loved one. The "lost in a riddle" part describes the not knowing what happened to that person after he died. The "shot 6 times by a man on the run" line is just a way of describing how the woman was powerless to prevent what happened and how impossible to deal with it seems. The "desperate fight" part refers to an illness. Her being full of regret for things said or not said, not being able to forget or move on (push through) because of the manner of the death (he passed on worried and warning) and wishing to be able to be with that person again.
"The tree's that whisper in the evening/ sing a song of sorrow and grieving" part also refers to the woman constantly thinking about the man and how everything reminds her of him. People remember the details of the day someone so important to them dies, what they were doing at the time, things that were said etc. "The night was heavy but the air was alive" makes me think of a storm, which meant to me that the night was both heavy and charged in terms of emotions and the weather. Lastly, the "Carried away by a moonlight shadow" parts are describing the woman remembering that precise moment over and over again, and how that is more powerful than and interrupts whatever else she might be thinking or doing at that time. The lines "carried away by a moonlight shadow" interrupt the rest of the lyrics in a similar way.
I didn't explain that very well but never mind. That's what the song meant to me I know it's not the artists meaning.. and I forgot to say that I thought the "caught in the middle of a 105" part was referring to a heatwave, 105 being the temperature and the rest of that part describing a stormy evening.
I didn't explain that very well but never mind. That's what the song meant to me I know it's not the artists meaning.. and I forgot to say that I thought the "caught in the middle of a 105" part was referring to a heatwave, 105 being the temperature and the rest of that part describing a stormy evening.