Warning: This is a spoiler alert for the movie, Fandango....
This song is subject to many interpretations. I will address just one as it applies to the movie, Fandango. In this context, I believe it about love. Costner's character must accept that the girl he loves and with whom he was once involved is now marrying his close friend. All of his buddies have plans for the future, except him. "Come down on your own, leave your body alone," refers to growing up, ultimately, and leaving behind infatuations and reaching toward your "higher self." His "lust" for the girl must be replaced with a respect and acquiescence to her desire to have a future with another man. I agree with "Longfellow" who commented above..."Wasted, is used more in a destroyed or broken manner." In this case, Costner's youth is "destroyed," by having to face the future as a responsible adult. This song is a multifaceted masterpiece.
@DeadPoetsSociety I think you are right on. "Come down off your throne" - Because of their lust and desire, men put women on a pedestal (throne) and many women, if not most, take advantage of that to completely control them. "Leave your body alone" - Women use their bodies to achieve the control. "You are the reason I have waited all these years" - Men will patiently wait and suffer hoping against hope that the relationship will change and she will let go of his balls and emotions. "Somebody holds the key" - the woman is in charge of his...
@DeadPoetsSociety I think you are right on. "Come down off your throne" - Because of their lust and desire, men put women on a pedestal (throne) and many women, if not most, take advantage of that to completely control them. "Leave your body alone" - Women use their bodies to achieve the control. "You are the reason I have waited all these years" - Men will patiently wait and suffer hoping against hope that the relationship will change and she will let go of his balls and emotions. "Somebody holds the key" - the woman is in charge of his life, his emotions, his fears, his joys and has the key to his entire being. "Well, I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time, And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home" - He doesn't know how to break free and even if he could he is at a loss as to how to pickup the pieces of his life. He never had a life. It belonged to, and was controlled by, her.
Warning: This is a spoiler alert for the movie, Fandango....
This song is subject to many interpretations. I will address just one as it applies to the movie, Fandango. In this context, I believe it about love. Costner's character must accept that the girl he loves and with whom he was once involved is now marrying his close friend. All of his buddies have plans for the future, except him. "Come down on your own, leave your body alone," refers to growing up, ultimately, and leaving behind infatuations and reaching toward your "higher self." His "lust" for the girl must be replaced with a respect and acquiescence to her desire to have a future with another man. I agree with "Longfellow" who commented above..."Wasted, is used more in a destroyed or broken manner." In this case, Costner's youth is "destroyed," by having to face the future as a responsible adult. This song is a multifaceted masterpiece.
@DeadPoetsSociety I think you are right on. "Come down off your throne" - Because of their lust and desire, men put women on a pedestal (throne) and many women, if not most, take advantage of that to completely control them. "Leave your body alone" - Women use their bodies to achieve the control. "You are the reason I have waited all these years" - Men will patiently wait and suffer hoping against hope that the relationship will change and she will let go of his balls and emotions. "Somebody holds the key" - the woman is in charge of his...
@DeadPoetsSociety I think you are right on. "Come down off your throne" - Because of their lust and desire, men put women on a pedestal (throne) and many women, if not most, take advantage of that to completely control them. "Leave your body alone" - Women use their bodies to achieve the control. "You are the reason I have waited all these years" - Men will patiently wait and suffer hoping against hope that the relationship will change and she will let go of his balls and emotions. "Somebody holds the key" - the woman is in charge of his life, his emotions, his fears, his joys and has the key to his entire being. "Well, I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time, And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home" - He doesn't know how to break free and even if he could he is at a loss as to how to pickup the pieces of his life. He never had a life. It belonged to, and was controlled by, her.