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Feb 19, 2015
Feb 10, 2015
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Won't you give me an answer?
Why is your heart so hard towards the one who loves you best?
When the man with the answer
Has wakened you, and warned you, and called you to the test
Wake up from your sleep that builds like clouds upon your eyes
And win back the life you had that's now a dream of lies
Turn your back on yourself and if you follow,
You'll win the lover's prize
This is a strange, this is a strange affair
Why is your heart so hard towards the one who loves you best?
When the man with the answer
Has wakened you, and warned you, and called you to the test
Wake up from your sleep that builds like clouds upon your eyes
And win back the life you had that's now a dream of lies
Turn your back on yourself and if you follow,
You'll win the lover's prize
This is a strange, this is a strange affair
Verse 3 the first 5 lines seem to be talking to himself - "the one who loves you the best"
"Win back the life you had that's now a dream of lies" is incredibly uplifting and hopeful! there is still time to change, if you "Turn your back on yourself and if you follow, You'll win the lover's prize."
"Win back the life you had that's now a dream of lies" is incredibly uplifting and hopeful! there is still time to change, if you "Turn your back on yourself and if you follow, You'll win the lover's prize."
Feb 10, 2015
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Oh where are my companions?
My mother, father, lover, friend, and enemy
Where are my companions?
They're prisoners of death now, and taken far from me
And where are the dreams I dreamed in the days of my youth
They took me to illusion when they promised me the truth
And what do sleepers need to make them listen,
Why do they need more proof?
This is a strange, this is a strange affair
My mother, father, lover, friend, and enemy
Where are my companions?
They're prisoners of death now, and taken far from me
And where are the dreams I dreamed in the days of my youth
They took me to illusion when they promised me the truth
And what do sleepers need to make them listen,
Why do they need more proof?
This is a strange, this is a strange affair
Verse 2 describes how all he used to think is ephemeral. And where are the dreams I dreamed in the days of my youth.
They took me to illusion when they promised me the truth" and issues a call to action "what do sleepers need to make them listen? " - here I think the writer is essentially talking to himself as much as the audience.
They took me to illusion when they promised me the truth" and issues a call to action "what do sleepers need to make them listen? " - here I think the writer is essentially talking to himself as much as the audience.
Feb 10, 2015
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This is a strange affair
The time has come to travel but the road is filled with fear
This is a strange affair
My youth has all been wasted and I'm bent and grey with years
And all my companions are taken away
And who will provide for me against my dying day
I took my own provision, but it fooled me and wasted away
The time has come to travel but the road is filled with fear
This is a strange affair
My youth has all been wasted and I'm bent and grey with years
And all my companions are taken away
And who will provide for me against my dying day
I took my own provision, but it fooled me and wasted away
Feb 8, 2015
Like all great poetry & Lyrics, I am sure it means many things. To me it felt deeply reflective and introspective, with a hopeful conclusion.
And curious how much of this is a strange reflection on "meet on the ledge". I can only imagine how intrigued Richard Thomson must have been when he read this and why he was motivated to translate it and accompany it with music. A Strange Affair indeed.
And like so many Richard Thompson songs although most versions sound sombre, there is always more beneath the surface, and the delivery is intended to get the words heard and thought about.