These amazing lyrics from Taupin clearly describe the aging process (the old girl hobbles) and the haunting loss (memories -They come and go shadows and distant sounds) of two loved ones, first her sister (talks to her sisters in the ground) and then (the voice of promise in his memory). Then ends with her own death; as a soul ascends (Tonight's the night they let the ladder down), the canary is left alone.
These amazing lyrics from Taupin clearly describe the aging process (the old girl hobbles) and the haunting loss (memories -They come and go shadows and distant sounds) of two loved ones, first her sister (talks to her sisters in the ground) and then (the voice of promise in his memory). Then ends with her own death; as a soul ascends (Tonight's the night they let the ladder down), the canary is left alone.