I think a real understanding of this song hinges on the line "All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see," which is repeated 4 times throughout the song. His love for this girl has awoken his eyes from the broken reality of the song. The song in sandwiched in the stanza containing both elements of this: the girl and a new awakening. She is his 'saving grace.' The middle part of the song is what used to obsess his mind and the evolution to accepting grace through love. At once all he cared about was politics and the business of the world. The reference to the the painter is his experience with art--which is not mundane but rather transcendental. This experience is the beginning of his transformation. When he sees the priest leave his church for romance, he sees how romance can be corrupting, which he explores further in the next section, referencing the 'girls with the roomkeys.' Despite this realization he continues on the right path, he echo's the beginning of the poem "Lovely girl, won't you stay with me!" this time with much more enthusiasm. He wants to stay with this girl, he desires a commitment. that will transcend the world "Burn the car," he's found his "saving grace."
I think a real understanding of this song hinges on the line "All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see," which is repeated 4 times throughout the song. His love for this girl has awoken his eyes from the broken reality of the song. The song in sandwiched in the stanza containing both elements of this: the girl and a new awakening. She is his 'saving grace.' The middle part of the song is what used to obsess his mind and the evolution to accepting grace through love. At once all he cared about was politics and the business of the world. The reference to the the painter is his experience with art--which is not mundane but rather transcendental. This experience is the beginning of his transformation. When he sees the priest leave his church for romance, he sees how romance can be corrupting, which he explores further in the next section, referencing the 'girls with the roomkeys.' Despite this realization he continues on the right path, he echo's the beginning of the poem "Lovely girl, won't you stay with me!" this time with much more enthusiasm. He wants to stay with this girl, he desires a commitment. that will transcend the world "Burn the car," he's found his "saving grace."
i was going to comment but this is everything i was going to say but better. great comment and band. very clever.
i was going to comment but this is everything i was going to say but better. great comment and band. very clever.