If there were such thing as the "perfect song", this would be it. The message I take from this beautiful song is the process a person goes through when they lose either something or someone they've trusted. Maybe they even lost a part of themselves.
..."Echos growing in the heart of twilight
They lay back laughing at naivety's star"
He's seen something that has reminded him of the object of his trust. (For the sake of argument, let's call it a letter he just read... it doesn't matter, could be anything).
"Those words are all remainders
Echos growing in the heart of twilight
They lay back laughing at naivety's star"
The trust for this person is gone. Removed from his life. Now the reminder is just echos of something that used to be. He trusted, he got burned, and hind-sight is 20/20. He's realising how naive he was.
"The dusty shadow of a passing favour".
Perhaps he did a favor for someone and then taken advantage of, but it doesn't matter anymore what he did. He didn't see it coming.
Chorus:
Whatever happened, deeply hurt him. He's been crushed by the deceit he's just discovered, and through his tears, he sees this person for who they really are. He thought he knew them well, but they may as well just been a stranger.
"Can't tell the real from reflection..."
He can't trust anybody now. He's lost where ever he goes.
"Some say the seventh sounds a little bit stranger"
I don't know how to interpret this line. Maybe he's learning how to see through someone's lies more easily.
"A year of Sundays seems to have drifted..."
Eventually, he's gained perspective and wisdom from the ordeal - a lot of it.
"...I'm not seized in desperation....no steel reproaches on the....but I still can feel those splinters of ice, as I look through the eyes of a stranger"
He's not going to let this ordeal permanently crush him. But he's also never going to forget how badly he was hurt. He is still able to trust, but he'll give his trust more wisely, in the future. If he feels he's being deceived again, he'll walk away.
Something we've all been through many times through the course of our lives, and Simon brings the emotions alive with such beautiful poetry.
If there were such thing as the "perfect song", this would be it. The message I take from this beautiful song is the process a person goes through when they lose either something or someone they've trusted. Maybe they even lost a part of themselves.
..."Echos growing in the heart of twilight They lay back laughing at naivety's star"
He's seen something that has reminded him of the object of his trust. (For the sake of argument, let's call it a letter he just read... it doesn't matter, could be anything).
"Those words are all remainders Echos growing in the heart of twilight They lay back laughing at naivety's star"
The trust for this person is gone. Removed from his life. Now the reminder is just echos of something that used to be. He trusted, he got burned, and hind-sight is 20/20. He's realising how naive he was.
"The dusty shadow of a passing favour". Perhaps he did a favor for someone and then taken advantage of, but it doesn't matter anymore what he did. He didn't see it coming.
Chorus: Whatever happened, deeply hurt him. He's been crushed by the deceit he's just discovered, and through his tears, he sees this person for who they really are. He thought he knew them well, but they may as well just been a stranger.
"Can't tell the real from reflection..." He can't trust anybody now. He's lost where ever he goes.
"Some say the seventh sounds a little bit stranger" I don't know how to interpret this line. Maybe he's learning how to see through someone's lies more easily.
"A year of Sundays seems to have drifted..." Eventually, he's gained perspective and wisdom from the ordeal - a lot of it.
"...I'm not seized in desperation....no steel reproaches on the....but I still can feel those splinters of ice, as I look through the eyes of a stranger" He's not going to let this ordeal permanently crush him. But he's also never going to forget how badly he was hurt. He is still able to trust, but he'll give his trust more wisely, in the future. If he feels he's being deceived again, he'll walk away.
Something we've all been through many times through the course of our lives, and Simon brings the emotions alive with such beautiful poetry.