Unfortunately, the interpretation that connects it to a newborn is so present here. I wish "foredent" all the best with finding a song that expresses what it means to have a newborn baby in his or her arms, but it is definitely not this song! It is too obvious that it's about love between two grown ups ("We kissed like we invented it", "every step leads me to your door").
The first verse is so beautiful and so deeply misunderstood here: Saying goodbye to a new love after the first night, he gives her a kiss on the cheek - without waking her up. Ironically it is the same face that didn't let him sleep during the night and the reason for this is not sex but pure excitement and love. Maybe there are people who can sleep whenever they want to, but there are many people who can't fall asleep if they're excited.
I really like the basic image of the song: The moon a mirrorball, the streets a stage for dancing. Especially wonderful is "the city sirens violins" - that perfectly sums up what love can do. Unfortunately, this wonderful image of love is not evolved further - it stops short there. It lasts only three lines :( There could have been more poetic ideas gathered around this image.
The most unfitting line is fro me "My sorry name has made it to graffiti". As some have already guessed here, I would also say it's meant literal: He has seen a graffiti somewhere that is somehow connected to an episode of his life. The best interpretation would be that they have seen it together on their famous evening. Then it's like a coded message to this one person. It's nice for this one person, but for all other audience it does not offer anything they can relate to. But as the rest of the song is wonderfully relatable, this does not matter much.
It's a really beautiful song!
Unfortunately, the interpretation that connects it to a newborn is so present here. I wish "foredent" all the best with finding a song that expresses what it means to have a newborn baby in his or her arms, but it is definitely not this song! It is too obvious that it's about love between two grown ups ("We kissed like we invented it", "every step leads me to your door").
The first verse is so beautiful and so deeply misunderstood here: Saying goodbye to a new love after the first night, he gives her a kiss on the cheek - without waking her up. Ironically it is the same face that didn't let him sleep during the night and the reason for this is not sex but pure excitement and love. Maybe there are people who can sleep whenever they want to, but there are many people who can't fall asleep if they're excited.
I really like the basic image of the song: The moon a mirrorball, the streets a stage for dancing. Especially wonderful is "the city sirens violins" - that perfectly sums up what love can do. Unfortunately, this wonderful image of love is not evolved further - it stops short there. It lasts only three lines :( There could have been more poetic ideas gathered around this image.
The most unfitting line is fro me "My sorry name has made it to graffiti". As some have already guessed here, I would also say it's meant literal: He has seen a graffiti somewhere that is somehow connected to an episode of his life. The best interpretation would be that they have seen it together on their famous evening. Then it's like a coded message to this one person. It's nice for this one person, but for all other audience it does not offer anything they can relate to. But as the rest of the song is wonderfully relatable, this does not matter much.
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@Nokuse My favorite comment, by miles. Thanks for sharing.
@Nokuse My favorite comment, by miles. Thanks for sharing.