Sad is SAD!

Champagne Breakfast

Don't get me wrong I LOVE this song, its one of the coolest riffs ive ever heard,...but have u ever really listened to the words? Its a really sad story.
Sounds to me like its a guys whos wife, girlfriend or whoever has died and hes is a wreck.....

"by the loss of one he cannot replace........
he light a match he lays in bed...hoping that dreams will bring her back...
if just one wish could bring her back.......its sad"

justam

It's so funny that it took you more than one listen to notice!

tsopotelba

Knowing Ed, though (or actually I don't, but...) the story's probably about some guy who killed his wife or girlfriend and is now haunted by that.

Champagne Breakfast

justam wrote:

It's so funny that it took you more than one listen to notice!

It didn't take me more than one listen, I noticed right away the first time i heard the song. I just didnt post til now. I was listening to LD this weekend and was reminded.

Champagne Breakfast

tsopotelba wrote:

Knowing Ed, though (or actually I don't, but...) the story's probably about some guy who killed his wife or girlfriend and is now haunted by that.

True,...the song was originally titled Letter to the dead

Mr Pyjama

Champagne Breakfast wrote:

Don't get me wrong I LOVE this song, its one of the coolest riffs ive ever heard,...but have u ever really listened to the words? Its a really sad story.
Sounds to me like its a guys whos wife, girlfriend or whoever has died and hes is a wreck.....

"by the loss of one he cannot replace........
he light a match he lays in bed...hoping that dreams will bring her back...
if just one wish could bring her back.......its sad"

"eleven nights he laid in bed...hoping that dreams would bring her back.."

i've always heard it as that, such a powerful song, very sad indeed.
You can also relate it to someone you love moving away..