Given how the entire album is a dialogue with his father (culminating for me story-wise with "The Wild WIld Sea") I would guess this to be a kind of goodbye, both bitter and reconciling. The way "You can't control us" is delivered, as the final high point before the song slowly starts to fade in intensity to me implies how, at least in death, certain things are final, and life without a (too?) strong father figure moves on.
Given how the entire album is a dialogue with his father (culminating for me story-wise with "The Wild WIld Sea") I would guess this to be a kind of goodbye, both bitter and reconciling. The way "You can't control us" is delivered, as the final high point before the song slowly starts to fade in intensity to me implies how, at least in death, certain things are final, and life without a (too?) strong father figure moves on.
My favorite Sting track of them all.
@ManoStuart I agree with you, seems like he is saying goodbye to his father. Good night.. One of the best his songs, ever.
@ManoStuart I agree with you, seems like he is saying goodbye to his father. Good night.. One of the best his songs, ever.
@ManoStuart One if my all time favorite songs too. A poignant goodbye to Dad
@ManoStuart One if my all time favorite songs too. A poignant goodbye to Dad