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here I never thought much of this song for quite some time, just the "other" crows song after "Mr. Jones". Then, one lazy afternoon, I popped in the disc into my player and the familiar simple intro riff started playing. I don’t know what it was that was different that day, but I was instantly captured by this song which I initially overlooked. It was really unusual, but I suddenly realized that this was just no ordinary song. It’s simple, the intro riff is actually the riff played throughout the entire song, yet, it doesn’t get old or monotonous, it just grows on you. The chorus isn’t majorly great, melody wise, just ordinary. But as usual, like most of their songs, the real reason why this song is so great is Adam. His voice, full of honesty, and his words/lyrics which are just so rich and elegant, painting a vivid picture of loneliness, confusion, and vulnerability…..simply amazing. I have
to be honest that I don’t really know the exact meaning of the song,
but it is a great example of a wonderful narrative. Little by little,
Adam slowly tears away each layer until we’re exposed to the bare center
of the song, which in my opinion, is a simple cry for help. I see this
song as a song of deception, how we have our ideas, our perfect ideas
of what our world is, maybe it’s the way we are taught or raised, and
how one by one these ideas are ripped away from us, and ultimately are
left alone with nothing but ourselves, our dreams and beliefs. Basically,
reality bites, and this song is a reminder of it, very subtle in its
ways, but very effective.
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