this might sound beyond strange, but i think that this song is only supposed to seem happy on the surface, something to keep us smiling in listening.
i think it's more about the hopsital aspect. he says, "i am a sleeping pill" like something a doctor might use to get a patient to sleep. and how the lighthouse is "red in the morning, blue in the evening son"; lighthouses aren't red and blue, but ambulance lights are.
maybe he knew someone who was in the hospital at the time he wrote this. and all of the "hello seattle, i am..." are what they dreamed about beyond life in the hospital.
and then it goes, "Take me above your light/Carry me through the night/Hold me secure in flight/Sing me to sleep tonight" which, depending on the context, isn't necessarily happy. maybe they were dying.
Wow, I never thought of this song like that! Thanks for the interpretation. I really like what you said about the ambulance lights. Just the other day I was wondering what Adam meant by the red and blue lights. It's a really interesting perspective, thanks for your opninion! :)
Wow, I never thought of this song like that! Thanks for the interpretation. I really like what you said about the ambulance lights. Just the other day I was wondering what Adam meant by the red and blue lights. It's a really interesting perspective, thanks for your opninion! :)
Good call. I gave a shot at interepreting it as a sexual theme but this is probably correct since most of his other songs sound happy and have darker, sadder meanings. Good work.
Good call. I gave a shot at interepreting it as a sexual theme but this is probably correct since most of his other songs sound happy and have darker, sadder meanings. Good work.
this might sound beyond strange, but i think that this song is only supposed to seem happy on the surface, something to keep us smiling in listening.
i think it's more about the hopsital aspect. he says, "i am a sleeping pill" like something a doctor might use to get a patient to sleep. and how the lighthouse is "red in the morning, blue in the evening son"; lighthouses aren't red and blue, but ambulance lights are.
maybe he knew someone who was in the hospital at the time he wrote this. and all of the "hello seattle, i am..." are what they dreamed about beyond life in the hospital.
and then it goes, "Take me above your light/Carry me through the night/Hold me secure in flight/Sing me to sleep tonight" which, depending on the context, isn't necessarily happy. maybe they were dying.
you know?
This is the best interpretation of a song I've ever heard in my entire life.
This is the best interpretation of a song I've ever heard in my entire life.
Seconded, I have listened to this song hundreds of times and never got all of this. The ambulance idea is brilliant!
Seconded, I have listened to this song hundreds of times and never got all of this. The ambulance idea is brilliant!
WOW! thanks so much for that interpetation, it helped me understand the song alot more!!! :)
WOW! thanks so much for that interpetation, it helped me understand the song alot more!!! :)
Wow, I never thought of this song like that! Thanks for the interpretation. I really like what you said about the ambulance lights. Just the other day I was wondering what Adam meant by the red and blue lights. It's a really interesting perspective, thanks for your opninion! :)
Wow, I never thought of this song like that! Thanks for the interpretation. I really like what you said about the ambulance lights. Just the other day I was wondering what Adam meant by the red and blue lights. It's a really interesting perspective, thanks for your opninion! :)
Good call. I gave a shot at interepreting it as a sexual theme but this is probably correct since most of his other songs sound happy and have darker, sadder meanings. Good work.
Good call. I gave a shot at interepreting it as a sexual theme but this is probably correct since most of his other songs sound happy and have darker, sadder meanings. Good work.
Wow, I never thought of of it this way, thanks!
Wow, I never thought of of it this way, thanks!
@kbee you nailed it on the head
@kbee you nailed it on the head