Rearviewmirror

PastorOfMuppets
PastorOfMuppets Posts: 4
edited July 2005 in Words and Music...Communication
amazing song, just builds and builds to the climax.
anyway, is the common meaning of the lyrics that its about eddie leaving his stepdad, getting away from it. or is there many other interpritations?
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  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    I'm pretty sure thats the accepted interpretation alright. It always has been one of my favourites too. Brilliant song
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  • obble
    obble Posts: 49
    The climax on where Eddie says "rearviewmirror" brings a smile to my face everytime. So much passion.
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    Always in my top 5 songs of all time. Absolutely intense.
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  • BlackCorduroy
    BlackCorduroy Posts: 1,374
    (if this is already posted sorry, but i didnt think it worked)

    YES! RIERVIEW MIRROR is an awesome song
    i always interpretted it as being about getting out of a bad relationship
    either way though, it kicks ass!
  • JASGMMEV
    JASGMMEV Posts: 19
    Oh how I love that song!!! I run to it every morning! Ya, I always assumed it was about Ed leaving somebody (like his stepdad). It's such a great image--watching somebody in your rearview mirror as you drive away. It's so simple, so obvious, and so powerful. Did I mention that I love that song?!?
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  • chrisw_30
    chrisw_30 Posts: 21
    its probably my second fav PJ song behind GIven to Fly....

    I always take it as getting out of a relationship with someone
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  • Anna_falk
    Anna_falk Posts: 114
    I think it's about Eddie being in a situation he doesn't like, feeling he needs to get out, he wants to be alone, he drives off.
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  • Merkyjamm
    Merkyjamm Posts: 272
    cornellsgurl wrote:
    REARVIEWMIRROR!!! Haha when Im driving and listening to this song I always turn the volume all the way up and roll down the windows at the climax. Once I even passed someone who knew the song cuz they started singing along. lol..good times....I also do it with even flow. WAHHHHH!
    I too love the old 'WAHHHHH!'...But 'Saw things,...' over and over, awesome.
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  • red_misquito
    red_misquito Posts: 34
    rvm is awesome.....love it...
    And I wished for so long cannot stay All the precious moments cannot stay Its not like wings have fallen
    cannot stay But still somethings missing I cannot say yea Holding hands are daughters and sons And their faiths are falling down down down down I have wished for so long How I wish for you today
  • dudo
    dudo Posts: 6
    rvm is one of my favourite. can't stop listening to it
  • UsmanI
    UsmanI Posts: 72
    I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that the song is about getting away from suicide. "Saw things so much clearer, once you were in my rearviewmirror." Basically, everything was clearer once it was behind me.
  • rearviewmirror123
    rearviewmirror123 Posts: 23
    theres much to take from this song, the relationship anelegy(sorry for my spelling) is the obvious one, one i link the song to myself, but wether this is the right onr i'm not sure
    it crosses the boundrys of most songs and people can take from it what they choose.
    ps always be in my top 3 though
    reminds me of the old days when me and my best friend drove to college with it blasting on the stereo
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  • lbh
    lbh Posts: 3
    i have interpreted rearviewmirror as a sequel to daughter. (shades go down in daughter, shades are raised in rvm).
    daughter is the "difficult" family situation, rvm is the emancipation.
  • TWHolt
    TWHolt Moncton, NB Posts: 409
    lbh wrote:
    i have interpreted rearviewmirror as a sequel to daughter. (shades go down in daughter, shades are raised in rvm).
    daughter is the "difficult" family situation, rvm is the emancipation.

    That is interesting. I've never really thought about that.....
    I always thought RVM would make a very powerful video and have pictured the screenplay and direction in my head so many times while listening. It is simply an amazing song.
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