you think, kazzamine? so your interpretation is that, she comes back to see him years after their unrequited feelings, they do the business, and without a sound, he turns around, and walks away?
i'd never thought of it that way. i'd always thought the part of the song where he describes them having sex was the fantasy, in his head, and i feel that he has deliberately written this part of the song in very poetic language compared with the mundane way in which the factual parts of the song are written, specifically to make this distinction.
even the part about the wind on forget-me-nots, etc. is in his head. it's what he thinks she's feeling.
to me, it's about his feelings for the woman, the poetic beauty of what could be, and the mundane ordinariness of what actually is, hence the ending.
@shaun23
Yes, I agree. There is no resolution, only an unrequited longing and a sense of regret. An absolutely beautiful song, however. I also agree with jimbocam that the line is ‘Our chances waxed and waned.’ Nothing else makes sense.
And yes, I am aware I’m replying to posts made 12 and 16 years ago!!
@shaun23
Yes, I agree. There is no resolution, only an unrequited longing and a sense of regret. An absolutely beautiful song, however. I also agree with jimbocam that the line is ‘Our chances waxed and waned.’ Nothing else makes sense.
And yes, I am aware I’m replying to posts made 12 and 16 years ago!!
@shaun23@Donkeyshed No way are you looking at this song at the same as me 16 years later! I’m 20 and only just got into Roy Harper, I’m so surprised that he didn’t make it more big. Anyways a beautiful song.
@shaun23@Donkeyshed No way are you looking at this song at the same as me 16 years later! I’m 20 and only just got into Roy Harper, I’m so surprised that he didn’t make it more big. Anyways a beautiful song.
Songmeanings.com need a lot more Roy Harper song entries
Songmeanings.com need a lot more Roy Harper song entries
you think, kazzamine? so your interpretation is that, she comes back to see him years after their unrequited feelings, they do the business, and without a sound, he turns around, and walks away?
i'd never thought of it that way. i'd always thought the part of the song where he describes them having sex was the fantasy, in his head, and i feel that he has deliberately written this part of the song in very poetic language compared with the mundane way in which the factual parts of the song are written, specifically to make this distinction. even the part about the wind on forget-me-nots, etc. is in his head. it's what he thinks she's feeling. to me, it's about his feelings for the woman, the poetic beauty of what could be, and the mundane ordinariness of what actually is, hence the ending.
@shaun23 Yes, I agree. There is no resolution, only an unrequited longing and a sense of regret. An absolutely beautiful song, however. I also agree with jimbocam that the line is ‘Our chances waxed and waned.’ Nothing else makes sense. And yes, I am aware I’m replying to posts made 12 and 16 years ago!!
@shaun23 Yes, I agree. There is no resolution, only an unrequited longing and a sense of regret. An absolutely beautiful song, however. I also agree with jimbocam that the line is ‘Our chances waxed and waned.’ Nothing else makes sense. And yes, I am aware I’m replying to posts made 12 and 16 years ago!!
@shaun23 @Donkeyshed No way are you looking at this song at the same as me 16 years later! I’m 20 and only just got into Roy Harper, I’m so surprised that he didn’t make it more big. Anyways a beautiful song.
@shaun23 @Donkeyshed No way are you looking at this song at the same as me 16 years later! I’m 20 and only just got into Roy Harper, I’m so surprised that he didn’t make it more big. Anyways a beautiful song.
Songmeanings.com need a lot more Roy Harper song entries
Songmeanings.com need a lot more Roy Harper song entries
same time as me
same time as me