“Clock strikes twelve and moondrops burst out
at you from their hiding place. Like acid and oil on a madman's face his
reasons tend to fly away”
Recently I have developed a bit
of an obsession about the lyrics in the song Astronomy. I have the Metallica
version on an album and it seems every time my conscious mind wanders, my
sub-conscious mind drives my trackpad over to that song and hits play.
Yes it is a good song, originally
by Blue Oyster Cult, and to be fair I’ve listened to it a lot over the last
week or so and I’m not bored of it yet. But I think the reason I keep listening
is not solely because it is a good song but also because the lyrics are so
captivating. What is it all about?
I find the doors mirroring each other
enticing, the promise of finding out where winds come from fascinating and the
mysterious Desdenova just draws me away to another world. Why would a madman
have acid and oil on his face? Just what does that look like? And who are Carrie
nurse and Susie dear? So much incredible scope for a story is lodged in these
few lines.
If you know the song or look up
the lyrics you will see what I mean. Every time I decide what one part of it
means I lose the thread of the last decision I made on a different set of lines.
To solve I probably could Google it and find a variety of explanations and
speculations. But I refuse. I wish to continue my own internal discoveries
while I’m still enjoying the song.
Elloise Hopkins.
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