I think you guys all have the right idea about the "I think yeah I guess we can say I" line, but I'm pretty sure it's literally what he says to her in response to her suggesting they should just be friends. If there was punctuation included in the lyrics, it would look like this:
So, she says its time she goes,
but wanted to be sure I know
she hopes we can be friends.
"I think - yeah, I guess we can," say I,
but didn't think to ask her why
she blocked her eyes and drew the curtains,
with knots I've got yet to untie.
That is how I've imagined it, and it's made it clearer for me to understand. Man, I love this song!
I really liked all of the commentary especially andrea1975 and ctowner1. Additionally to the jivenugget post above, I would add the punctuation to the last line as follows:
I really liked all of the commentary especially andrea1975 and ctowner1. Additionally to the jivenugget post above, I would add the punctuation to the last line as follows:
she blocked her eyes and drew the curtains,
with knots I've got, yet to untie.
she blocked her eyes and drew the curtains,
with knots I've got, yet to untie.
To me this exposes a dichotomy and an unwillingness to move on. When you draw curtains you usually untie the sash. The sash is usually holding the curtains open. In this case, she draws the curtains and ties them closed. Looking at it from an imagery perspective with the two waking from sex as...
To me this exposes a dichotomy and an unwillingness to move on. When you draw curtains you usually untie the sash. The sash is usually holding the curtains open. In this case, she draws the curtains and ties them closed. Looking at it from an imagery perspective with the two waking from sex as ctowner1 suggests, the physical room they are in is now dark and she has tied the curtains to keep anyone from seeing in. This could symbolize that he believes she is hiding the relationship from the world. Interestingly, he has not decided to untie the curtains and expose the relationship in the state he now finds it. This could be from embarrassment or he is cherishing the knots she has tied as it is the only thing that he has left of her or the relationship.
I think you guys all have the right idea about the "I think yeah I guess we can say I" line, but I'm pretty sure it's literally what he says to her in response to her suggesting they should just be friends. If there was punctuation included in the lyrics, it would look like this:
So, she says its time she goes, but wanted to be sure I know she hopes we can be friends. "I think - yeah, I guess we can," say I, but didn't think to ask her why she blocked her eyes and drew the curtains, with knots I've got yet to untie.
That is how I've imagined it, and it's made it clearer for me to understand. Man, I love this song!
I really liked all of the commentary especially andrea1975 and ctowner1. Additionally to the jivenugget post above, I would add the punctuation to the last line as follows:
I really liked all of the commentary especially andrea1975 and ctowner1. Additionally to the jivenugget post above, I would add the punctuation to the last line as follows:
she blocked her eyes and drew the curtains, with knots I've got, yet to untie.
she blocked her eyes and drew the curtains, with knots I've got, yet to untie.
To me this exposes a dichotomy and an unwillingness to move on. When you draw curtains you usually untie the sash. The sash is usually holding the curtains open. In this case, she draws the curtains and ties them closed. Looking at it from an imagery perspective with the two waking from sex as...
To me this exposes a dichotomy and an unwillingness to move on. When you draw curtains you usually untie the sash. The sash is usually holding the curtains open. In this case, she draws the curtains and ties them closed. Looking at it from an imagery perspective with the two waking from sex as ctowner1 suggests, the physical room they are in is now dark and she has tied the curtains to keep anyone from seeing in. This could symbolize that he believes she is hiding the relationship from the world. Interestingly, he has not decided to untie the curtains and expose the relationship in the state he now finds it. This could be from embarrassment or he is cherishing the knots she has tied as it is the only thing that he has left of her or the relationship.
Amazing piece of modern poetry.
Jivenugget, I think you're right on with your punctuation. That line always bothered me, but I think you've made sense of it.
Jivenugget, I think you're right on with your punctuation. That line always bothered me, but I think you've made sense of it.
Like Lionel Hutz once said (more or less):
Like Lionel Hutz once said (more or less):
"That's a misprint. It should say, 'Works on commission? No! Money down!'"
"That's a misprint. It should say, 'Works on commission? No! Money down!'"
@jivenugget I think grammatically this is how it should read: I think, yeah -- "I guess we can," say I
@jivenugget I think grammatically this is how it should read: I think, yeah -- "I guess we can," say I