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| Jay |
Posted - 08/19/2003 : 01:42:04 AM
This song is quite possibly the saddest song if ever heard...it makes me want to cry every time I hear it...
Circle Wars
the sidewalk coughed up weeds and cracks
a book a magazine a penny and a dime
carl looked behind him making sure the scene was empty
breathed a sigh of bewilderment noting that it was.
not that he expected to see anita coming up
with a brown bull whip or a box of daffodils
night quiet bruised his ears and forced him into alleys
where the gravel crunch was friendly under polished army heels.
the steps on st. andrews seemed the best bet
to catch a little shut eye. anita could sweat some
or bleed a little inside or find him in the morning
hunkered down like a derelict with mustard on his chin.
the concrete froze his ass through the holes in his pants
winter's not the best time to make a martyr's point
carl caught the corner where the wind wouldn't get him
absentmindedly spun the ring 'round his finger with his thumb.
a tom cat screams like a baby in the back lot
just as carl's dreams kick in tight. the light keeps
stuttering hailstones between the boughs of a maple
so many voices in a one man night.
and he starts to see the fool behind the windshield
one hand on the steering wheel another in the air
trying hard to catch the jet stream to make the flying easy
but only grabbing hunger for another man's life.
anita makes the corner 'cross from jones wrecking yard
she's been walking half the night and oh her legs are tired
"why" she thinks "does carl have to take it so hard?
is it me that makes him lose who he truly think he is?
he's the same damn man he's always been
i love him like i always did, always.
what on earth will make him feel satisfied?
i love him ike i always id, like i always did."
she leans against the street light watching him sleep
watching him turn and turn in a tide pool
slowly walks across to the steps of st. andrews
and stands there looking a minute or so longer
the she tugs on his coat sleeve, "carl, please let's go"
he stands up but he doesn't say a word
walking side by side not touching nor explaining
just walking home to face down the circle wars.
Now, I can see that they've had an argument or something in this song, but that's about as far as I can go...There's some sybolism here, and although this isn't KJP's most obscure song (I'll post of of thoselater) there is a lot to interpret...If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear it... |
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