| Damien Rice – Delicate Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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When I was 15 I met a much, much older man. He was a doctor at the local medical university and I was so irrevocably in love with him. Clearly, any and all relations with each other were 'delicate' on so many levels in addition to the fact that for much of our time together it was and still is, a secret. Our love affair started out slowly, slowly, but it increased with intensity over time. Eventually, years later I had his child and he passed away. But before all of that happened, he had cheated on me with someone from his own country and closer to his age. The words of this song perfectly correlate to the stages of our relationship. the entire song fits, but I love this verse especially. We might live like never before : it was so insanely new and exciting and fulfilling for both of us... me because I was over stepping my bounds into adulthood and him because, well, of the opposite; he was reaching back in to adolescence. When there's nothing to give Well how can we ask for more: I remember thinking even then, how can I ask for more? How can I justify my wanting to make this solid, concrete, out in the open. I remember hoping beyond all reason that it would work out in a more permanent way for us but knowing that it would/could not. We might make love in some sacred place: He was Hindu. His bedroom had an altar in it with idols of Hindu gods and beautifully decorated effigies. Every morning he would burn incense. It was so new and sacred to me... that was the only place we ever made love, his apartment. The look on your face is delicate: for both of us I'm sure. The look on my face being delicate because I was so young. The look on his face delicate... he was so conflicted, I'm sure, about the whole ordeal. sigh. I remember listening to this song back in 2003 feeling like it was fitting. Even in hindsight this song still sums it up perfectly. This entire album, really. See "Blower's Daughter" "I can't take my eyes off you... I can't take my mind off you" |
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| Damien Rice – Delicate Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This is a very good interpretation. I like how you've broken the lines of the song to match what it means. |
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| Iron & Wine – Fever Dream Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I think this is the best interpretation of them all. And you really are able to articulate how I've always felt about the song... every time I listen to this song it reminds me of my husband and I. I'm the girl and he's the guy. |
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| Lykke Li – Possibility Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This song speaks so much to me personally. Esp the line "There's a possibility, All that I had was all I'm gonn' get." When I was a teenager I had a love... it was so intense and life-changing. He passed away when I was 19 and I still have this longing for him that never seems to ease with time. I still dream about him on a fairly regular basis... I'm married now with 2 children, but it all seems like a paler shade of the once vibrant color my life was when I was with him. |
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| Lykke Li – Possibility Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| that's exactly what I take that line to mean. it really speaks to me... I had a relationship where I was madly in love with someone (still am really) but he has passed away.... and I feel like everything pales in comparison that time in my life and that love that I had. | |
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