Love this song! I used to only really hone in on the chorus. What is it - obviously a guy who's alone, or two separated lovers, either way - alone, and it's hard.
But then I really started to get the verse. The guy is lonely and looking for someone or something to fill that hole. He's interested in the superficial - slow down, stranger, there are two kinds of good. He's more interested in conquering the girl for his own purposes, rather than actually loving the girl for who she is. Stranger she calls him, they don't even really know each other! One good - superficial pleasure/puppy love; the other good, the Supreme good, unconditional Love. Slow down, stranger - this second kind of love requires patience!
I always had to win. Or I wasn't anything. It's not enough just to be with a person and appreciate him or her for who he or she is. I have to win. I have to conquer this person, be with this person. Otherwise I'm nothing. If she doesn't love me as a lover, it must be that I'm worth nothing. Throw friendship and anything else aside. That's not valuable to me.
Guess it's a point of view? He has doubts, maybe it's not really that way, maybe this is just the portrait I'm painting in mind. In fact I think he knows this.
Then the chorus. I think the guy gets it - he's barking up the wrong tree looking for Love. Supreme Love. The second kind of good. But that doesn't change the fact that he's lonely. Everybody wants somebody. Everybody needs somebody. Everybody deserves somebody. Yes unconditional Love is what we're after, we know that, but I still long for somebody to hold and to be held, right here, right now. Count the days, count the nights, but don't get by.
And I ain't hangin on to you. Hmm. Never understood what he was saying til I read this. In one sense, perhaps he means it - I'd love somebody to hold, but I'm not hanging on to you, I'm going to live my life and get on with it. But also in the ironic sense - he pours his heart out, but then claims he ain't hangin on to you. Seems like a contradiction. Take it which way you want. :)
This is my interpretation, as it very much relates to my life right now. Beautiful song with a wonderful mix of emotions. Captures the essence of life in a way. Ha!
Love this song! I used to only really hone in on the chorus. What is it - obviously a guy who's alone, or two separated lovers, either way - alone, and it's hard.
But then I really started to get the verse. The guy is lonely and looking for someone or something to fill that hole. He's interested in the superficial - slow down, stranger, there are two kinds of good. He's more interested in conquering the girl for his own purposes, rather than actually loving the girl for who she is. Stranger she calls him, they don't even really know each other! One good - superficial pleasure/puppy love; the other good, the Supreme good, unconditional Love. Slow down, stranger - this second kind of love requires patience!
I always had to win. Or I wasn't anything. It's not enough just to be with a person and appreciate him or her for who he or she is. I have to win. I have to conquer this person, be with this person. Otherwise I'm nothing. If she doesn't love me as a lover, it must be that I'm worth nothing. Throw friendship and anything else aside. That's not valuable to me.
Guess it's a point of view? He has doubts, maybe it's not really that way, maybe this is just the portrait I'm painting in mind. In fact I think he knows this.
Then the chorus. I think the guy gets it - he's barking up the wrong tree looking for Love. Supreme Love. The second kind of good. But that doesn't change the fact that he's lonely. Everybody wants somebody. Everybody needs somebody. Everybody deserves somebody. Yes unconditional Love is what we're after, we know that, but I still long for somebody to hold and to be held, right here, right now. Count the days, count the nights, but don't get by.
And I ain't hangin on to you. Hmm. Never understood what he was saying til I read this. In one sense, perhaps he means it - I'd love somebody to hold, but I'm not hanging on to you, I'm going to live my life and get on with it. But also in the ironic sense - he pours his heart out, but then claims he ain't hangin on to you. Seems like a contradiction. Take it which way you want. :)
This is my interpretation, as it very much relates to my life right now. Beautiful song with a wonderful mix of emotions. Captures the essence of life in a way. Ha!
Take care all.