Too many people take this song literally. Sure, it's about Louis the whatever. But it's really a metaphor of the writer losing his woman. When he had her, he was on top of the world. Nothing could stop him. His life was built on that joy. But now it's gone and he's got no one, no girl, no friends, nothing.
If this was just a history of King Louis, there would not be this line: "Now in the morning, I sleep alone". Self explanatory and nothing to do with King Louie. Or this line: "For some reason, I can't explain; Once you'd gone, there was never, never an honest word". He's alone now... the old friends (all hers?) just dodge him with lies about why they can't hang with him or help him.
I'd further guess the he hung out with her and her friends. He was someone because he was with someone very attractive or famous or both. Regardless, without her, he's on his own. His life was built on pillars of salt or sand... he just didn't realize that his happiness was this fragile and all layered on his relationship.
Too many people take this song literally. Sure, it's about Louis the whatever. But it's really a metaphor of the writer losing his woman. When he had her, he was on top of the world. Nothing could stop him. His life was built on that joy. But now it's gone and he's got no one, no girl, no friends, nothing.
If this was just a history of King Louis, there would not be this line: "Now in the morning, I sleep alone". Self explanatory and nothing to do with King Louie. Or this line: "For some reason, I can't explain; Once you'd gone, there was never, never an honest word". He's alone now... the old friends (all hers?) just dodge him with lies about why they can't hang with him or help him.
I'd further guess the he hung out with her and her friends. He was someone because he was with someone very attractive or famous or both. Regardless, without her, he's on his own. His life was built on pillars of salt or sand... he just didn't realize that his happiness was this fragile and all layered on his relationship.