Thestory goes that Reid was at a party and overheard a man say to a woman that her face turned a "whiter shade of pale.". Reid thought that was a fascinating idea. Lyrically, the dreamy poem he wrote references a room spinning out of control and the roof flying away. Fans assumed that he was writing under the influence of marijuana.
Thewoman in the song is going through a break up, and the lyrics are about suffering. She wants her lover to take her back, to stop being angry at her. Not talking and not being with the one she loves is like being punished or "walking on broken glass." One person always suffers more when a couple fights or splits, and the song is about the
Dont understand the meaning of the song? Highlight lyrics and request an explanation. Click on highlighted lyrics to explain. We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor I was feeling kind of seasick The crowd called out for more And the room was hummin' harder As the ceiling flew away And when we called outfor another drink
Asthe ceiling flew away. When we called out for another drink. The waiter brought a tray. And so it was that later. As the Miller told his tale. That her face, at first just ghostly. Turned a whiter shade of paleShe said there is no reason. And the truth is plain to see. But I wandered through my playing cards.
Turneda whiter shade of pale. She said there is no reason. And the truth is plain to see. But I wandered through my playing cards. And would not let her be. One of sixteen vestal virgins. Who were leaving for the coast. And although my eyes were open. They might just as well've been closed.
Listento A Whiter Shade of Pale on Spotify. Annie Lennox · Song · 2009.
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a whiter shade of pale lyrics meaning annie lennox
