I think the line about 'you've gone and changed your name again' means she has re-married.
To me this song is to an ex-girlfriend explaining why they broke up but he is saying that he still loves her and wants to be in touch again to 'laugh and cry' about the past because so much time has passed they should be able to now.
The first verse is explaining how he thinks of himself as a ‘gypsy boy’ a free spirit who has no material home until the day when he submitted to her and let her take him home and look after him. The second verse is saying how he loved this life but it wasn’t how he wanted to live and there were more important things for him to be doing rather than just being happy and loved up. I think he felt she was smothering him and making him lose sight of his original goals and the path he was on to begin with. I think the relationship ended because he felt he was being tied down: 'you held on to me like i was a crucifix' and 'your fine spiderweb fastening my ankle to a stone' and he woke up one morning feeling alone and isolated. He blamed her for the way he felt and was ‘cold as a new razor blade’ to her so eventually she left.
I have absolutely no idea what the last 2 lines mean tho ‘…to wash my eyelids in the rain’ !!
That’s just my interpretation but whatever it means it is a lovely song!
"To wash my eyelids in the rain"... Hm. This verse is a bit enigmatic to me as well.. He does need it for rhyme, that's for sure. It could mean that he is crying so he now the rain washes his tears. But, maybe too simple. It could be that it rain gives him strenght to live so he stands there letting the raindrops fall on his face and help him live without Marianne, or remembers him about Marianne.
"To wash my eyelids in the rain"... Hm. This verse is a bit enigmatic to me as well.. He does need it for rhyme, that's for sure. It could mean that he is crying so he now the rain washes his tears. But, maybe too simple. It could be that it rain gives him strenght to live so he stands there letting the raindrops fall on his face and help him live without Marianne, or remembers him about Marianne.
I almost entirely agree with Your interpretation. "And just when I climbed this whole mountainside, to wash my eyelids in the rain!" .Well , Climbing the mountainside, refers to the struggle he must have gone through before coming to accept that she is not his to love anymore.and to wash eyelids in the rain perhaps mean how he has'nt really gotten over her.But is pretending that he is, so that She, who now shares the name of another, may atleast come laugh about the past with him, and bestow him with her presence.hence, He is hiding those tears in...
I almost entirely agree with Your interpretation. "And just when I climbed this whole mountainside, to wash my eyelids in the rain!" .Well , Climbing the mountainside, refers to the struggle he must have gone through before coming to accept that she is not his to love anymore.and to wash eyelids in the rain perhaps mean how he has'nt really gotten over her.But is pretending that he is, so that She, who now shares the name of another, may atleast come laugh about the past with him, and bestow him with her presence.hence, He is hiding those tears in the harsh rain that pours down on him after having climbed these mountains( which refers to realizing that he will never hold her again).
@corrinacorrina For the last verse, I agree with the above comment. I believe that he thinks he had finally gotten over her "climbed this whole mountainside to wash my eyelids in the rain" - meaning he is ready to wash the dried tears off his eyes, but when he saw she's gotten remarried, it reopens the wound (bringing more tears to his eyes). He wants to "laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again" because he realizes it might be the only way to move on from Marianne - to face the memories, good and bad, and...
@corrinacorrina For the last verse, I agree with the above comment. I believe that he thinks he had finally gotten over her "climbed this whole mountainside to wash my eyelids in the rain" - meaning he is ready to wash the dried tears off his eyes, but when he saw she's gotten remarried, it reopens the wound (bringing more tears to his eyes). He wants to "laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again" because he realizes it might be the only way to move on from Marianne - to face the memories, good and bad, and appreciate the relationship for the times they had together.
I think the line about 'you've gone and changed your name again' means she has re-married. To me this song is to an ex-girlfriend explaining why they broke up but he is saying that he still loves her and wants to be in touch again to 'laugh and cry' about the past because so much time has passed they should be able to now. The first verse is explaining how he thinks of himself as a ‘gypsy boy’ a free spirit who has no material home until the day when he submitted to her and let her take him home and look after him. The second verse is saying how he loved this life but it wasn’t how he wanted to live and there were more important things for him to be doing rather than just being happy and loved up. I think he felt she was smothering him and making him lose sight of his original goals and the path he was on to begin with. I think the relationship ended because he felt he was being tied down: 'you held on to me like i was a crucifix' and 'your fine spiderweb fastening my ankle to a stone' and he woke up one morning feeling alone and isolated. He blamed her for the way he felt and was ‘cold as a new razor blade’ to her so eventually she left. I have absolutely no idea what the last 2 lines mean tho ‘…to wash my eyelids in the rain’ !! That’s just my interpretation but whatever it means it is a lovely song!
Corrina, love the interpretation. Minus a couple of points, this is how I see this song:)
Corrina, love the interpretation. Minus a couple of points, this is how I see this song:)
I agree with both of you! And I think the song walks hand-in-hand with Hotter by Parralox. It's a win win situation.
I agree with both of you! And I think the song walks hand-in-hand with Hotter by Parralox. It's a win win situation.
"To wash my eyelids in the rain"... Hm. This verse is a bit enigmatic to me as well.. He does need it for rhyme, that's for sure. It could mean that he is crying so he now the rain washes his tears. But, maybe too simple. It could be that it rain gives him strenght to live so he stands there letting the raindrops fall on his face and help him live without Marianne, or remembers him about Marianne.
"To wash my eyelids in the rain"... Hm. This verse is a bit enigmatic to me as well.. He does need it for rhyme, that's for sure. It could mean that he is crying so he now the rain washes his tears. But, maybe too simple. It could be that it rain gives him strenght to live so he stands there letting the raindrops fall on his face and help him live without Marianne, or remembers him about Marianne.
I almost entirely agree with Your interpretation. "And just when I climbed this whole mountainside, to wash my eyelids in the rain!" .Well , Climbing the mountainside, refers to the struggle he must have gone through before coming to accept that she is not his to love anymore.and to wash eyelids in the rain perhaps mean how he has'nt really gotten over her.But is pretending that he is, so that She, who now shares the name of another, may atleast come laugh about the past with him, and bestow him with her presence.hence, He is hiding those tears in...
I almost entirely agree with Your interpretation. "And just when I climbed this whole mountainside, to wash my eyelids in the rain!" .Well , Climbing the mountainside, refers to the struggle he must have gone through before coming to accept that she is not his to love anymore.and to wash eyelids in the rain perhaps mean how he has'nt really gotten over her.But is pretending that he is, so that She, who now shares the name of another, may atleast come laugh about the past with him, and bestow him with her presence.hence, He is hiding those tears in the harsh rain that pours down on him after having climbed these mountains( which refers to realizing that he will never hold her again).
@corrinacorrina For the last verse, I agree with the above comment. I believe that he thinks he had finally gotten over her "climbed this whole mountainside to wash my eyelids in the rain" - meaning he is ready to wash the dried tears off his eyes, but when he saw she's gotten remarried, it reopens the wound (bringing more tears to his eyes). He wants to "laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again" because he realizes it might be the only way to move on from Marianne - to face the memories, good and bad, and...
@corrinacorrina For the last verse, I agree with the above comment. I believe that he thinks he had finally gotten over her "climbed this whole mountainside to wash my eyelids in the rain" - meaning he is ready to wash the dried tears off his eyes, but when he saw she's gotten remarried, it reopens the wound (bringing more tears to his eyes). He wants to "laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again" because he realizes it might be the only way to move on from Marianne - to face the memories, good and bad, and appreciate the relationship for the times they had together.