So mine and Chris's song is "I'll Be" by Edwin McCain which is quite possibly one of the most beautiful songs ever written/sung. However, there are some parts of it that are a little confusing. So I was reading online about song meanings, etc to try and figure out what some of it meant. However, there were some really bogus things that people said. So I decided that I would follow the lead of one of the girls and give my own line by line interpretation...the correct way.
"The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath"
When I look into your eyes, it takes my breath away.
"Emeralds from mountains thrust towards the sky
Never revealing their depth"
Although we can see the beauty and majesty of the mountains, we still can't even comprehend their depth. Although he can see her beauty, he can't even comprehend her depth.
"Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love"
Say that we are meant to be and let's have a fairytale with all the characteristics of love
"I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips"
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above"
It's a play on the word hang. He was so deep into pain that it was hanging him. But she has redeemed him.
"I'll Be your cryin' shoulder
I'll Be love suicide"
Another way of describing suicide is destroying of one's own interests. So he's saying that he will be there no matter what and be self-sacrificing for love.
"I'll Be better when I'm older"
Love only gets greater and stronger with time.
"I'll Be the greatest fan of your life"
This line means a lot more to me than it possibly does to other people because I basically confessed to Chris everything wrong I had ever done and this song was his response. This line was what hit me the hardest because its saying that you know everything about me and I know everything about you and still I'm your number one fan.
"Rain falls angry on the tin roof
As we lie awake in my bed"
"You're my survival, you're my living proof
My love is alive and not dead"
In reference to hanging from the gallows of love in previous lines- he is saying that she is his redemption.
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
I'll Be your cryin' shoulder
I'll Be love suicide
I'll Be better when I'm older
I'll Be the greatest fan of your life
"I've dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead"
I've struggled my whole life- the pain was literally killing me but because of you I fought my way back to happiness and freedom.
"Tuned in, turned on, remembered the things you said"
I'll Be your cryin' shoulder
I'll Be love suicide
I'll Be better when I'm older
I'll Be the greatest fan of your life
So there ya go. The right interpretation. It's really a beautiful song about finding hope in love even when you thought all hope was lost and becoming a new person because someone believed in you enough and loved you enough that you could be better than you were before.
Reason #4567 why I love my boyfriend: This song.
Reason #2958 why I love my boyfriend: He is the cheese to my macaroni.
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