There are many songs on the theme of 'emptiness' but none describes the feeling with such accuracy and depth as this one. Ray gives us such beautiful images, like walking down the hill Through tall grasses, but is quick to add that despite such perfect beauty outside, it's hard to let go of his pain. It's like he's screaming out loud but no one can hear him, not even the person sitting next to him. That's the general mood of the song.
Then comes the desperate question of eternity - Would he always feel the same way? so empty, so estranged?
Ray's earthy voice gives the song a quality of laid back anxiety.
There are many songs on the theme of 'emptiness' but none describes the feeling with such accuracy and depth as this one. Ray gives us such beautiful images, like walking down the hill Through tall grasses, but is quick to add that despite such perfect beauty outside, it's hard to let go of his pain. It's like he's screaming out loud but no one can hear him, not even the person sitting next to him. That's the general mood of the song. Then comes the desperate question of eternity - Would he always feel the same way? so empty, so estranged? Ray's earthy voice gives the song a quality of laid back anxiety.