My interpretation of this is quite personal. (I think you often see/hear what you want in a song unless it is absolutely explicit in meaning).
Personally I couldn't be happier in my love life. Married to a woman who makes me SO happy inside. YET... I still feel quite down in various ways at various times. I see too much negative in a lot of things even though, actually, my life is pretty good.
"I never learned to count my blessings
I choose instead to dwell in my disasters"
...
"Walk on down the hill
Through the grass grown tall and brown
And still it's hard somehow to let go of my pain"
Things are good yet you can't help but mourn the things that aren't good.
This is the kind of thing I do all the time, even though I'm aware of it. (Although it is better now I'm aware of it). But I have a mild depression going on... so yeah - agree that this song is about depression. And the two sides of life. Even though things are great (as he talks about a lover here) he still feels empty and estranged from his siutation. I know the feeling exactly.
The song itself (even without meaning) is amazing. Beautiful melody and softly sung by Ray. The imagery is fantastic and the lyrics stand out an album filled with strong lyrics.
My interpretation of this is quite personal. (I think you often see/hear what you want in a song unless it is absolutely explicit in meaning).
Personally I couldn't be happier in my love life. Married to a woman who makes me SO happy inside. YET... I still feel quite down in various ways at various times. I see too much negative in a lot of things even though, actually, my life is pretty good.
"I never learned to count my blessings I choose instead to dwell in my disasters"
...
"Walk on down the hill Through the grass grown tall and brown And still it's hard somehow to let go of my pain"
Things are good yet you can't help but mourn the things that aren't good.
This is the kind of thing I do all the time, even though I'm aware of it. (Although it is better now I'm aware of it). But I have a mild depression going on... so yeah - agree that this song is about depression. And the two sides of life. Even though things are great (as he talks about a lover here) he still feels empty and estranged from his siutation. I know the feeling exactly.
The song itself (even without meaning) is amazing. Beautiful melody and softly sung by Ray. The imagery is fantastic and the lyrics stand out an album filled with strong lyrics.
Thanks Ray, keep up the good work!