It's unbelievable how only few people have can give a good interpretation to this lyrics. Taylor, that's interesting but you went too far.
tuvia, I agree with you. A sensible interpretation. I just wanted to reafirm it.
This song is obviously about death. Not only about passing away, but about the death, as character (you may call it god, fate or, preferably, the KILLING MOON), taking people away. In this case, the singer.
Many of you did talk about death, but nobody realized that the whole song is about it and there's no one else on scene: only the singer and death.
"Under blue moon I saw you / so soon you'll take me". It's obvious that He saw the death coming to take him in its arms. Now it's too late to beg. He will die anyway: its his killing time. Doesn't it fit perfectly?
The rest goes like that. He doesn't want to die, but fate acts against his will.
"He will wait until you give yourself to him". It is talking about fate. That's the only part of the song which is not very clear for me because if fate acts against your will, you should die anyway. So, fate won't wait anything: will just take him away. It's a little contradiction of these lyrics, which doesn't affect this song's beauty.
If I could just offer an ammendment to your confusion. I think it reaffirms the theory you support. The giving "yourself to him" lyrics denotes the body giving up. If you take the view that this song heralds the inevitability of death then this lyrics should be ostensible in it's effect.
If I could just offer an ammendment to your confusion. I think it reaffirms the theory you support. The giving "yourself to him" lyrics denotes the body giving up. If you take the view that this song heralds the inevitability of death then this lyrics should be ostensible in it's effect.
You give yourself to him when your body retires on you. No matter how much willpower you maintain, your bodyclock ticks along to the beat of fate.
You give yourself to him when your body retires on you. No matter how much willpower you maintain, your bodyclock ticks along to the beat of fate.
@ilan Ian has said over the years that it's about free will versus fate. That encompasses death of course but no, the song isn't just about death. Ian has a very grandiose interpretation of the song--that it's about everything in life. He has said listen to the song in place of reading the bible. And what controls life? Ian's in the fate camp.
@ilan Ian has said over the years that it's about free will versus fate. That encompasses death of course but no, the song isn't just about death. Ian has a very grandiose interpretation of the song--that it's about everything in life. He has said listen to the song in place of reading the bible. And what controls life? Ian's in the fate camp.
It's unbelievable how only few people have can give a good interpretation to this lyrics. Taylor, that's interesting but you went too far. tuvia, I agree with you. A sensible interpretation. I just wanted to reafirm it.
This song is obviously about death. Not only about passing away, but about the death, as character (you may call it god, fate or, preferably, the KILLING MOON), taking people away. In this case, the singer. Many of you did talk about death, but nobody realized that the whole song is about it and there's no one else on scene: only the singer and death. "Under blue moon I saw you / so soon you'll take me". It's obvious that He saw the death coming to take him in its arms. Now it's too late to beg. He will die anyway: its his killing time. Doesn't it fit perfectly?
The rest goes like that. He doesn't want to die, but fate acts against his will. "He will wait until you give yourself to him". It is talking about fate. That's the only part of the song which is not very clear for me because if fate acts against your will, you should die anyway. So, fate won't wait anything: will just take him away. It's a little contradiction of these lyrics, which doesn't affect this song's beauty.
If I could just offer an ammendment to your confusion. I think it reaffirms the theory you support. The giving "yourself to him" lyrics denotes the body giving up. If you take the view that this song heralds the inevitability of death then this lyrics should be ostensible in it's effect.
If I could just offer an ammendment to your confusion. I think it reaffirms the theory you support. The giving "yourself to him" lyrics denotes the body giving up. If you take the view that this song heralds the inevitability of death then this lyrics should be ostensible in it's effect.
You give yourself to him when your body retires on you. No matter how much willpower you maintain, your bodyclock ticks along to the beat of fate.
You give yourself to him when your body retires on you. No matter how much willpower you maintain, your bodyclock ticks along to the beat of fate.
@ilan Ian has said over the years that it's about free will versus fate. That encompasses death of course but no, the song isn't just about death. Ian has a very grandiose interpretation of the song--that it's about everything in life. He has said listen to the song in place of reading the bible. And what controls life? Ian's in the fate camp.
@ilan Ian has said over the years that it's about free will versus fate. That encompasses death of course but no, the song isn't just about death. Ian has a very grandiose interpretation of the song--that it's about everything in life. He has said listen to the song in place of reading the bible. And what controls life? Ian's in the fate camp.