I've listened to this song innumerable times since I first acquired it on vinyl in 1983 and every time it gives me chills as if it were the first time I ever heard it. It's a completely involuntary reaction with which I sometimes play a game to see if I can deliberately make it not happen - and I always lose.
The first two lines cause me to think it's about the death of a loved one but most everything after suggests she is singing from within a love relationship in which she is presently and intensely involved. The somber tone, however, suggests separation and sadness. I've never inferred a single meaning from the lyrics of this song but rather multiple, often contradictory meanings - which may indicate the complexity in the situation in which the writer finds herself.
Excellent analysis, Lord H.
It is so refreshing to read something here more profound than the ditherings of incoherent adolescents...
I also hear the somber tone in this song - that is what gives it such power.
It reminds me of Nick Drakes "Cello Song" in that it could (taking some lyrical liberties here) possibly be about someone who committed suicide. In any case a haunting and transcendent song.
Excellent analysis, Lord H.
It is so refreshing to read something here more profound than the ditherings of incoherent adolescents...
I also hear the somber tone in this song - that is what gives it such power.
It reminds me of Nick Drakes "Cello Song" in that it could (taking some lyrical liberties here) possibly be about someone who committed suicide. In any case a haunting and transcendent song.
I've listened to this song innumerable times since I first acquired it on vinyl in 1983 and every time it gives me chills as if it were the first time I ever heard it. It's a completely involuntary reaction with which I sometimes play a game to see if I can deliberately make it not happen - and I always lose.
The first two lines cause me to think it's about the death of a loved one but most everything after suggests she is singing from within a love relationship in which she is presently and intensely involved. The somber tone, however, suggests separation and sadness. I've never inferred a single meaning from the lyrics of this song but rather multiple, often contradictory meanings - which may indicate the complexity in the situation in which the writer finds herself.
Excellent analysis, Lord H. It is so refreshing to read something here more profound than the ditherings of incoherent adolescents... I also hear the somber tone in this song - that is what gives it such power. It reminds me of Nick Drakes "Cello Song" in that it could (taking some lyrical liberties here) possibly be about someone who committed suicide. In any case a haunting and transcendent song.
Excellent analysis, Lord H. It is so refreshing to read something here more profound than the ditherings of incoherent adolescents... I also hear the somber tone in this song - that is what gives it such power. It reminds me of Nick Drakes "Cello Song" in that it could (taking some lyrical liberties here) possibly be about someone who committed suicide. In any case a haunting and transcendent song.