this song shows how our world is full of meaningless illusions, and how people are looking for something more meaningful in life. he says in the beginning of the song, that he doesn't know what is going on with this one that he loves so much, and he doesn't know if he should go ahead and be with her, it might be too big of a risk...wow this sums up my life
My take on these lyrics is firstly don't search for too much deep meanings therein, great music, a lot of drugs, thrown in some sex and you've got it, however I always liked the poem at the end, it actually seemd to capture the circle of life with a dispassionate moon watching over the entire panorama. I'm listening to it now, well actally moved on the "Timothy Leary is Dead". Mike
My take on these lyrics is firstly don't search for too much deep meanings therein, great music, a lot of drugs, thrown in some sex and you've got it, however I always liked the poem at the end, it actually seemd to capture the circle of life with a dispassionate moon watching over the entire panorama. I'm listening to it now, well actally moved on the "Timothy Leary is Dead". Mike
Greetings. As far as the songs I suppose that the word, "kinghts" or "nights" could both apply to its' meaning. I am in my mid 40's and I vaguely rememeber my Dad listening to MB in the mid 70's. (On the Threshold of a Dream.)
Greetings. As far as the songs I suppose that the word, "kinghts" or "nights" could both apply to its' meaning. I am in my mid 40's and I vaguely rememeber my Dad listening to MB in the mid 70's. (On the Threshold of a Dream.)
To me, this song refers to the journey of life that we are all on. While not everyone is a romantic I feel that most of us (human beings) seek love, companionship or at the very least acknowledgement and understanding.
To me, this song refers to the journey of life that we are all on. While not everyone is a romantic I feel that most of us (human beings) seek love, companionship or at the very least acknowledgement and understanding.
Being a "knight" in white satin is like being a chivalrous night of Old (King Arthurs) time. Seeking a sense of completion from finding and connecting with that fair maiden (soul mate or love.) or current love interest. Psss. Don't worry ladie's I am not leaving you out. A female can be a Knight in White satin.
Anyhow, all of us who have been intwined in a romantic liason know the many corridors, avenues and sometimes dead ends that our minds and thoughts can take us down. We also know what it is like to create illusions on how things are, can be, and should be. If we are lucky (and diligent) we might find someone to share the "illusion" with. Yet, "how long can we share the illusion?" It depends upon the two and many other variables. Family, money life and or whatever factors that the two feel/ar affected by.
In the song he mentions "beauty I have missed with these eyes before." I feel he is refering to what alot of us take for granted or fail to see. It sounds to me that he is at a poignant and pondering type of moment. Maybe he's sitting on a park bench in Central Park. Better yet, Hyde park in London.
Here he is observing life going on. From a mother's pt. of view, to the elderly, lonely man, to impassioned lovers.
Finally, the last stanza in reference to the moon, "cold hearted orb, that rules through the night," is the inanimate objectivity of the moon and how it just is. It neither is good or bad, it merely is.
It apppears cold to him for maybe he is in a state of confusion or sadness. Perhaps it may seem bleak because of the weather where he is. (say England). I think that it is his state of mind though.
Inevitably, no matter what the outcome of a love affair, or life or anything we experience or go through. It all comes back to you. And how you choose to perceive and look back on an issue or event. "And which is an illusion."
this song shows how our world is full of meaningless illusions, and how people are looking for something more meaningful in life. he says in the beginning of the song, that he doesn't know what is going on with this one that he loves so much, and he doesn't know if he should go ahead and be with her, it might be too big of a risk...wow this sums up my life
My take on these lyrics is firstly don't search for too much deep meanings therein, great music, a lot of drugs, thrown in some sex and you've got it, however I always liked the poem at the end, it actually seemd to capture the circle of life with a dispassionate moon watching over the entire panorama. I'm listening to it now, well actally moved on the "Timothy Leary is Dead". Mike
My take on these lyrics is firstly don't search for too much deep meanings therein, great music, a lot of drugs, thrown in some sex and you've got it, however I always liked the poem at the end, it actually seemd to capture the circle of life with a dispassionate moon watching over the entire panorama. I'm listening to it now, well actally moved on the "Timothy Leary is Dead". Mike
Greetings. As far as the songs I suppose that the word, "kinghts" or "nights" could both apply to its' meaning. I am in my mid 40's and I vaguely rememeber my Dad listening to MB in the mid 70's. (On the Threshold of a Dream.)
Greetings. As far as the songs I suppose that the word, "kinghts" or "nights" could both apply to its' meaning. I am in my mid 40's and I vaguely rememeber my Dad listening to MB in the mid 70's. (On the Threshold of a Dream.)
To me, this song refers to the journey of life that we are all on. While not everyone is a romantic I feel that most of us (human beings) seek love, companionship or at the very least acknowledgement and understanding.
To me, this song refers to the journey of life that we are all on. While not everyone is a romantic I feel that most of us (human beings) seek love, companionship or at the very least acknowledgement and understanding.
Being a "knight" in white satin is like being a chivalrous night of Old (King Arthurs) time. Seeking a sense of completion from finding and connecting with that fair maiden (soul mate or love.) or current love interest. Psss. Don't worry ladie's I am not leaving you out. A female can be a Knight in White satin.
Anyhow, all of us who have been intwined in a romantic liason know the many corridors, avenues and sometimes dead ends that our minds and thoughts can take us down. We also know what it is like to create illusions on how things are, can be, and should be. If we are lucky (and diligent) we might find someone to share the "illusion" with. Yet, "how long can we share the illusion?" It depends upon the two and many other variables. Family, money life and or whatever factors that the two feel/ar affected by.
In the song he mentions "beauty I have missed with these eyes before." I feel he is refering to what alot of us take for granted or fail to see. It sounds to me that he is at a poignant and pondering type of moment. Maybe he's sitting on a park bench in Central Park. Better yet, Hyde park in London.
Here he is observing life going on. From a mother's pt. of view, to the elderly, lonely man, to impassioned lovers.
Finally, the last stanza in reference to the moon, "cold hearted orb, that rules through the night," is the inanimate objectivity of the moon and how it just is. It neither is good or bad, it merely is.
It apppears cold to him for maybe he is in a state of confusion or sadness. Perhaps it may seem bleak because of the weather where he is. (say England). I think that it is his state of mind though.
Inevitably, no matter what the outcome of a love affair, or life or anything we experience or go through. It all comes back to you. And how you choose to perceive and look back on an issue or event. "And which is an illusion."