This was one of the very first songs I ever heard from RTS, I got it in a bootleg, the version was still obviously pretty "raw" , hence I wasn’t pretty impressed by it. After getting my copy of RTS, this was one of the least memorable songs for me, I don’t know why, it just was. I would have left it at that if it weren’t for my friends who picked out this one as one of their favorites from the new album. I was surprised to hear that, intrigued enough to give this song a second, third and if needed a fourth listen, enough for me to hear what my friends heard. I don’t think I’ll have to go over how this song grew on me, it just did, lets just leave it at that.

I would have to admit that Adam’s explanation for this song is probably one of his more interesting ones. I like the fact that he opted to call the song "goodnight" rather than goodbye Elisabeth, which is actually where this song really seems to be leading to. It’s a nice touch, I guess you can say it "lessens the pain" felt, and gives this song a more peaceful "lullaby" feel. He also talks about how this relationship with "Elisabeth" had to end due to the sort of life he led, which didn’t exactly "jive" with hers. This is a scary thought, how they broke up not because they fell out of love but because of circumstances. It gets a guy thinking you know? The guy in the song (Adam) had to choose between love, and his dreams, not an easy choice, but in this case, only one would win…really sad. Makes me wonder how I handle my relationships with people I know. I’ve come across many people, and I’ve broke ties with many of them, not because I wanted to, but because life just made it that way, our individual interests simply pulled us apart. I see it as such a waste sometimes, how many people just drift away from us, but that’s life I guess, it hurts, it’s painful, but I guess that’s the lesson we learn or should pick up from this song.

I just love the line "me I say my prayers and I light myself on fire, and walk out on the wire once again….". It’s such a powerful line which just turns over the entire sad feeling the song brings. You lose love in life, but you always gain it too. It’s really up to you…whether you sit down and drown in sorrow of lost love, or just stand up and look for love anew….it’s really out there, I think that deep down we all know that, we just all haven’t learned to accept it.