I can't help but think of Jeff Buckley's excellent Lover, You Should Have Come Over when I hear this song. Especially the lines:
It's never over, my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder
It's never over, all my riches for her smiles when i slept so soft against her
It's never over, all my blood for the sweetness of her laughter
It's never over, she's the tear that hangs inside my soul forever
The idea that even though your lover has passed, you wish more than anything that you could keep the whole thing going. This is the exact same feeling Orpheus has as he hopes to bring Eurydices into the overworld...the idea that he can resist love's drawl long enough to survive the journey....but he can't. He would give anything to see her face again that moment....and the suspense is killing him.
Maybe I'm wrong...but that's where I'm at with this song.
I can't help but think of Jeff Buckley's excellent Lover, You Should Have Come Over when I hear this song. Especially the lines:
It's never over, my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder It's never over, all my riches for her smiles when i slept so soft against her It's never over, all my blood for the sweetness of her laughter It's never over, she's the tear that hangs inside my soul forever
The idea that even though your lover has passed, you wish more than anything that you could keep the whole thing going. This is the exact same feeling Orpheus has as he hopes to bring Eurydices into the overworld...the idea that he can resist love's drawl long enough to survive the journey....but he can't. He would give anything to see her face again that moment....and the suspense is killing him.
Maybe I'm wrong...but that's where I'm at with this song.