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mikejasond · **Joined:** Mon July 08, 2013 11:12 pm **Posts:** 3271

There’s something strangely bitter/resentful/self-pitying ( I mean that in the most nonjudgmental sense possible) about the “something I never had was the upper hand” line

Ms Harmless · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 3:57 pm

mikejasond wrote:

There’s something strangely bitter/resentful/self-pitying ( I mean that in the most nonjudgmental sense possible) about the “something I never had was the upper hand” line

I agree; at first I was like "dude you're up to your eyeballs in privilege", but then I thought well, if he's talking about a specific painful situation, it might be sincere

mikejasond · **Joined:** Mon July 08, 2013 11:12 pm **Posts:** 3271

Yeah I definitely think it’s about the upper hand within a relationship or interpersonal situation.

But I guess it’s one of those lines on this album that comes off like we are getting a glimpse into a raw emotional mind that is honestly speaking feelings no matter how they come off.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36346

I love the start, so Floyd mixed with a little U2 too

Jaeti · **Joined:** Mon July 08, 2013 5:47 pm **Posts:** 2302

Ed's phrasing in this chorus is phenomenal.

Strat · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 5:40 pm

the lines once divided, are blurring now.....

Im into the outro now. Learning the chorus and how it gently flows from that bluesier verse into the chorus is real nice....

This song could go on for another 5 minutes and id be okay. Absolutely epic.

Ed sounds beautiful.

Strat · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 5:41 pm

This is a set closer.

johnnyfixer · **Joined:** Wed June 26, 2013 7:47 pm **Posts:** 88

oftheearth wrote:

Is it just me or is this the same melody as Rocket Man by Elton John in the chorus?

And the intro from Where the Streets Have No Name?

Strat · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 6:17 pm

Ms Harmless · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 6:20 pm

that first verse smacked me in the chops at the theatre "though the book / it may never be read by anyone / by anyone but me"

ouch

Ms Harmless · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 6:21 pm

it's so much more powerful with the lyrics

ABNorman · **Joined:** Thu January 03, 2013 10:16 pm **Posts:** 4450

"Maybe just the two of you" gets my vote for most likely lyric to get changed at the live shows to refer to the crowd.

Yield Often · **Joined:** Thu March 19, 2020 8:04 pm **Posts:** 68

This song is absolutely gorgeous… Ed’s delivery is stellar…just next level.

I think part of that is because they’ve never written a song quite like this. The whole band is on point.

stip · **Joined:** Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm **Posts:** 40035

really like that ‘book will never be read by anyone but me lyric’

Monkey_Driven · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 7:42 pm

dark stuff

Arthur Morgan · **Joined:** Mon April 15, 2024 5:03 am **Posts:** 341

Monkey_Driven wrote:

dark stuff

Indeed, the two of you has to be a reference to daughters, right? If so makes it personal. Hmmm….definitely staring down the potential ending of something.

Hatfield · **Joined:** Fri January 04, 2013 8:54 pm **Posts:** 1469

Strat wrote:

This is a set closer.

I had the same thought on this last listen.

Homeboyd · **Joined:** Tue January 21, 2020 2:45 am **Posts:** 474

I have a strong feeling that a year from now this will end up being my top song on the album...a few others are still probably above it now but this one has room to grow.

chadisme417 · **Joined:** Mon January 13, 2020 2:13 pm **Posts:** 58

It just sounds so huge in my headphones. It just takes over everything. This is unbelievable.

Thejambi · **Posted:** Thu April 18, 2024 9:32 pm

Too many of the lyrics on this album are making me overly emotional. Fuck you, Ed.

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