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I waited 'til I saw the sun
I don't know why I didn't come
I left you by the house of fun
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
When I saw the break of day
I wished that I could fly away
Instead of kneeling in the sand
Catching teardrops in my hand
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind
Forever
Out across the endless sea
I would die in ecstasy
But I'll be a bag of bones
Driving down the road alone
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind
Forever
Something has to make you run
I don't know why I didn't come
I feel as empty as a drum
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
I left you by the house of fun
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
When I saw the break of day
I wished that I could fly away
Instead of kneeling in the sand
Catching teardrops in my hand
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind
Forever
Out across the endless sea
I would die in ecstasy
But I'll be a bag of bones
Driving down the road alone
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind
Forever
Something has to make you run
I don't know why I didn't come
I feel as empty as a drum
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
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Here is what the song has always jumped out at me as relating to:
Firstly, "don't know why i didn't come" could quite easily be about literally not climaxing during sex.
"my heart is drenched in wine" would certainly make sense given alcohol's adverse effect on male performance.
"feel as empty as a drum" is an effective metaphor too since it captures the rhythmic beat of intercourse but for the singer, he is empty emotionally and physically whilst doing it.
The middle verse, "out across the endless sea, I would die in ecstasy" helps interpret the first verse's reference to the dryness of sand. . . There is a playing off of wet and dry imagery throughout which also feeds into this idea.
Lines like "I'll be a bag of bones", just like the "drum" portray to me a dissociation of the singer from his /her body which is contributing to the problem.
Personally, I like the combination of humour and melancholy which characterizes the singer's interpretation of this event. . . "something had to make you run. . . "
With an interpretation that is more literal like this one, Lines such as "left you by the house of fun" become easier to understand as well.
I agree the imagery in this song is not 100% clear but I have always taken the hook and chorus to mean literally what they say and I think the reading can stand up for itself.
Have a listen again and see if you feel differently about the song. It is a marvellous piece of work. Jessie Harris! whoop! :)
The 2nd
Something has to make you run...
I swear, this is one of those songs that hit a nerve, like I was really there. What have I done? Why didn't I go? I want to go! What am I doing here? Oh, what have I done!
Seriously, she really tells the story...
(Actually I just came to this site because another site had it "Something has to make you ~wrong~." I knew that was ~.)
I don't know why I didn't come
I left you by the house of fun
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come - (She waited till dawn, contemplating whether she should meet him at the "house o fun" ie their hideout/hangout..blah blah but she didnt)
When I saw the break of day
I wished that I could fly away
Instead of kneeling in the sand
Catching teardrops in my hand (she didnt go to meet him, explain everything, she regrets it..she's crying)
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind
Forever - (I m confused as hell, you've taken my sanity from me..but i still love you)
I would cross the endless sea
I would die in ecstasy
But I'll be a bag of bones
Driving down the road alone [She thought if she left him...she would enjoy the "endless sea" (explore teh world) be independent free, 18 till i die concept - "die in ecstasy")
Something has to make you run (She didnt come 'cause she knew..there was someone else at another "house of fun" and that he would always run towards her)
I don't know why I didn't come
I feel as empty as a drum (My life's hollow, empty)
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
When I saw the break of day
I wished that I could fly away
Instead of kneeling in the sand
Catching teardrops in my hand
She wanted to orgasm (fly away), but now she's masturbating (kneeling in the sand, catching teardrops in my hand).
remember it was written by a man though named Jesse Harris
other than that, all the lyrics, seem to point towards literally, failing to orgasm. especially "empty as a drum" "bag of bones", "house of fun" "die in ecstacy" aaaand...
"My heart is drenched in wine!!" come on guys, it's all happened to us, when you're drunk.
I don't know why I didn't come
I like this song...wish i didn't know who really wrote it.
I am soooooo not into computer "friction fiction". I am into the real deal. What man doesn't want a good looking woman who is HOT for him? If the man I love and I were face to face, I can guarantee HE WOULD HAVE COME. He would not have had a problem, whatsoever. And I think he is fully aware of that.
So I love sex... So I would love to have it with him.... So what is he going to do about it? I am not going to show him how and what I am going to do to him via the computer. He can guess and wonder and dream and he will never know the sweet truth until he has the balls to make it happen.