"So we took turns a-starin'
Out the window at the darkness"
When we stare into darkness through a window in a lit train we see our own reflection . The gambler was himself and the cards were life chances . The moral of the song as a parable is that we are responsible for our own choices . The conversation was an internal monologue before the man died in his sleep . It is uplifting in that he understood his life before he passed away . This was the real ace.
@Serpentspeaks I really like the idea that the gambler is himself, like his superego or something. The problem with that theory is that it's pretty clear the gambler dies and the man is still alive at the end of the song. I guess you could say that moment of clarity / enlightenment passed on and he went back to his normal day to day self. Like that moment when you realize you have to leave a bad relationship. Cool twist on the song, thanks.
@Serpentspeaks I really like the idea that the gambler is himself, like his superego or something. The problem with that theory is that it's pretty clear the gambler dies and the man is still alive at the end of the song. I guess you could say that moment of clarity / enlightenment passed on and he went back to his normal day to day self. Like that moment when you realize you have to leave a bad relationship. Cool twist on the song, thanks.
"So we took turns a-starin' Out the window at the darkness" When we stare into darkness through a window in a lit train we see our own reflection . The gambler was himself and the cards were life chances . The moral of the song as a parable is that we are responsible for our own choices . The conversation was an internal monologue before the man died in his sleep . It is uplifting in that he understood his life before he passed away . This was the real ace.
@Serpentspeaks
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@Serpentspeaks I really like the idea that the gambler is himself, like his superego or something. The problem with that theory is that it's pretty clear the gambler dies and the man is still alive at the end of the song. I guess you could say that moment of clarity / enlightenment passed on and he went back to his normal day to day self. Like that moment when you realize you have to leave a bad relationship. Cool twist on the song, thanks.
@Serpentspeaks I really like the idea that the gambler is himself, like his superego or something. The problem with that theory is that it's pretty clear the gambler dies and the man is still alive at the end of the song. I guess you could say that moment of clarity / enlightenment passed on and he went back to his normal day to day self. Like that moment when you realize you have to leave a bad relationship. Cool twist on the song, thanks.