Discover Song Meanings

I think this song is about him and his mom going to court, and those words "whatever happens don't let go of my hand" were words of words of comfort and encouragement during those days...but m consumed with what other song this sounds like

Personally, I feel like this is the feelings of a father who lost his daughter and is now questioning faith/God. How he says "she was a princess, she could've been a queen" shows that she never had the opportunity to grow up.

Then when singing about the guy, I feel like it could be some careless guy who caused her death, maybe drunk driver? That's how I have always understood this song.

A lot of people question their god when someone who they see as perfect and undeserving of death dies.

I believe this song is an anthem to all women going thru their "mid life crisis", who have experienced the unfortunate course of relationships that go stagnant over the years. The stages described in the song outline the life changes of female adulthood: dating, the dreaded high school reunions, marriage, raising children...underlined by the fear women face of losing their "sex appeal", their relevance, and ultimately, the love of their life. I think we all can relate to the desperate pleas that the lyricist unfolds throughout the song as [she] tries to find the right "look" for the occasion, but also to regain [her] self-confidence and trust, as her relationship struggles in monotony. I perform this song in every one of my shows - it has become my signature tune.

My interpretation of this song is it's about the highland clearances of the 16th century, especially during the Jacobite rising's and the clan curbing by James VII and about their execution and exile to America and the torment of being driven from their own country.

Big poppa is that big Italian mobster that is always eating a that same restaurant. That has plates of all different sorts of food all around him. that is just for him. He sits there all day just waiting for the fellas to come in and give him information. And who does get shot by the gangster who is going to take over that areas mob. Or it is my grandson who has Italian blood who is so smart for his young kindergarten age and acts all grown up. I call him my big poppa because he is always helping me. And always right and makes very good sense. Ahead of his time.

I have no personal relationship with the writer not do I know anything about him. This only my opinion. I believe we humans have an indifference within us that battles for total control,and until we learn to combine them and take command we are not at true personal peace. Now saying that I believe when we try to write and express something we feel,it could come out with different meanings from different parts of us sometimes the writer may not truly know what part of him that came from and what is the part or parts trying to say.
This song to me has several meanings depending on the who's listening and their personal condition at the time.
A casual song about wanting to help someone and the refusing your help even as you plead with them to open there mind and they could have everything you have and the frustration of her not listing you say would you even want to be alive if excepted my everything.. implying she wants to be miserable and you want to get high because you can't understand her self imprisonment to misery.
Two this song has a very deep meaning of your inner spirit being called by Christ telling you to open your mind to a higher understanding to your choice everything or death. But you gotta except help and stop rolling the dice with your life because your choosing death over everything.
Also strongly implying that this calling is from something so Great that by heeding to it's calling you will have everything that you could want. GOD Jesus.

Know matter how your self hears this song there is a strong message to open your mind and see you are going to die on your current path or except my help,I have everything you need to fix your problems.
I love this song because it suggest Hope. If you just open yourself to it.