First off, this song is absolutely outstanding in capturing the emotion that grips most people for the days or weeks immediately following a break up. I think the song meaning is fairly self-explanatory, in that aspect. The problem I'm having is actually determining the quote, and lie, from Shakespeare that was the basis for the song.
'Cause now that I've loved
And now that I've lost
What I feel inside says that Shakespeare lied
Because it wasn't worth this cost
Is it possible that Horn & Ruimy were confused and were actually talking about Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem In Memoriam:27, where he wrote the line:
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all
yes, the song is based off of the quote you referenced. it was widely (and mistakenly) attributed to shakespeare so that's where the mistake came from. imo "Shakespeare lied" has a better ring to it than "Alfred Lord Tennyson lied" anyway lol.
yes, the song is based off of the quote you referenced. it was widely (and mistakenly) attributed to shakespeare so that's where the mistake came from. imo "Shakespeare lied" has a better ring to it than "Alfred Lord Tennyson lied" anyway lol.
First off, this song is absolutely outstanding in capturing the emotion that grips most people for the days or weeks immediately following a break up. I think the song meaning is fairly self-explanatory, in that aspect. The problem I'm having is actually determining the quote, and lie, from Shakespeare that was the basis for the song.
'Cause now that I've loved And now that I've lost What I feel inside says that Shakespeare lied Because it wasn't worth this cost
Is it possible that Horn & Ruimy were confused and were actually talking about Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem In Memoriam:27, where he wrote the line:
'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all
???
yes, the song is based off of the quote you referenced. it was widely (and mistakenly) attributed to shakespeare so that's where the mistake came from. imo "Shakespeare lied" has a better ring to it than "Alfred Lord Tennyson lied" anyway lol.
yes, the song is based off of the quote you referenced. it was widely (and mistakenly) attributed to shakespeare so that's where the mistake came from. imo "Shakespeare lied" has a better ring to it than "Alfred Lord Tennyson lied" anyway lol.