Is it possible that the lyrics themselves are a conversation?
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"I can't believe you, you bend your words like Uri Geller's spoons" - 1st person, and a derogatory comment at that since Uri Geller, although entertaining was lost from collective popular conscienous after being 'disproven' by various skeptics
"(It's) Not quite safe here, (and) every judgment seems to smack of doom" - 2nd person - the reference to Geller being a severe judgment and dooming to whatever matter is presented between the two characters
"Are you ok?" - 1st person - asked after judgment passed, we've all felt that, the 'trying to go back and correct my mistake by being nice way of talking to your loved one' feeling...
"I'm just fine" -2nd person - curtly and deservedly.
"You take Nanci, for me Loretta is fine" (referring to Nanci Griffith's songs of despair and longing, and Loretta Lynn's struggle but sunshine songs, and between these two characters, 1st person is saying you take the long road pal to the 2nd person. be as sad as you want to) - 1st person,
but at the end of the song, the context switches so that the 1st person feeling guilty chooses to let the 2nd person being wronged, in more than one ways now, choose the lighter path of Loretta Lynn rather than the darker Nanci Griffiths to wright the wrongs as the 1st person, the author, is comforted in the self-inflicted punishment that most humans can relate to.
@cesura In my opinion, you hit it - no doubt. As many times as I've listened to it over the years (countless) it was just a fun little song about a double- date or similar and I never put any more thought into it. I actually feel guilty. Seriously, thanks for posting -;so glad I found it
@cesura In my opinion, you hit it - no doubt. As many times as I've listened to it over the years (countless) it was just a fun little song about a double- date or similar and I never put any more thought into it. I actually feel guilty. Seriously, thanks for posting -;so glad I found it
Is it possible that the lyrics themselves are a conversation?
Follow me here...
"I can't believe you, you bend your words like Uri Geller's spoons" - 1st person, and a derogatory comment at that since Uri Geller, although entertaining was lost from collective popular conscienous after being 'disproven' by various skeptics
"(It's) Not quite safe here, (and) every judgment seems to smack of doom" - 2nd person - the reference to Geller being a severe judgment and dooming to whatever matter is presented between the two characters
"Are you ok?" - 1st person - asked after judgment passed, we've all felt that, the 'trying to go back and correct my mistake by being nice way of talking to your loved one' feeling...
"I'm just fine" -2nd person - curtly and deservedly.
"You take Nanci, for me Loretta is fine" (referring to Nanci Griffith's songs of despair and longing, and Loretta Lynn's struggle but sunshine songs, and between these two characters, 1st person is saying you take the long road pal to the 2nd person. be as sad as you want to) - 1st person,
but at the end of the song, the context switches so that the 1st person feeling guilty chooses to let the 2nd person being wronged, in more than one ways now, choose the lighter path of Loretta Lynn rather than the darker Nanci Griffiths to wright the wrongs as the 1st person, the author, is comforted in the self-inflicted punishment that most humans can relate to.
@cesura In my opinion, you hit it - no doubt. As many times as I've listened to it over the years (countless) it was just a fun little song about a double- date or similar and I never put any more thought into it. I actually feel guilty. Seriously, thanks for posting -;so glad I found it
@cesura In my opinion, you hit it - no doubt. As many times as I've listened to it over the years (countless) it was just a fun little song about a double- date or similar and I never put any more thought into it. I actually feel guilty. Seriously, thanks for posting -;so glad I found it