There is only one person that really knows why this song means a lot to me. Most especially this lyrics: "The moon goes bright, the darker they make my night..."
ps: Unplayed Piano was released in Ireland on June 17, 2005 and in the UK on June 20, 2005 to coincide with Aung San Suu Kyi's 60th birthday. The song was written for Suu Kyi following a visit by Damien to Burma in July 2004. Proceeds from the sale of the single go to the Burma campaign.
My favorite song from Damien Rice? Delicate! And yes I like it even better than The Blower's Daughter. I do have a reason why :)
To me, the song has two faces. You are feeling both love and pain at the same time. You are kissing whilst streaming tears. You are holding something so strong as you also really want to let it go. I also love a song with an unresolved ending. It makes you wonder with as many possible scenario there is. I think lyrics of songs and poetry are supposed to be like that :) Hope you like it. Try not to get carried away with a severe despair that Damien is roaring as he sings it! Good night.
We might kiss when we are alone/ When nobody's watching/ We might take it home/ We might make out when nobody's there/ It's not that we're scared/ It's just that it's delicate So why do you fill my sorrow/ With the words you've borrowed/ From the only place you've know And why do you sing Hallelujah/ If it means nothing to you/ Why do you sing with me at all? We might live like never before/ When there's nothing to give/ Well how can we ask for more/ We might make love in some sacred place/ The look on your face is delicate.
I fell for Lisa Hannigan ever since she was still part of Damien Rice 's band. Have you listened to any of her debut? This one is one of my favorite;
"Thoughts of you, warm my bones I'm on the way, I'm on the phone, Lets get lost, me and you, an ocean and a rock is nothing to me..."
