Okay, maybe this article is not about understanding me, "per se," but I have always been interested in figuring out what exacty lurks behind the lyrics of the song, "Alison," by Elvis Costello.
My thoughts are in parenthesis
Oh it's so funny to be seeing you after so long, girl.
And with the way you look I understand
that you are not impressed.
(Elvis unexpectedly runs into Alison, his former love, and she acts aloof, yet meloncoly)
But I heard you let that little friend of mine
take off your party dress.
(They broke up because she cheated on him)
I'm not going to get too sentimental
like those other sticky valentines,
'cause I don't know if you've been loving somebody.
I only know it isn't mine.
(He wants to profess his love, but knows that she has moved on)
Alison, I know this world is killing you.
Oh, Alison, my aim is true.
(he sees Alison's sadness in her eyes and wants her to understand that his love for her still exists; hence "my aim is true")
Well I see you've got a husband now.
Did he leave your pretty fingers lying
in the wedding cake?
(Elvis sees that Alison is in an unhappy marriage with this man)
You used to hold him right in your hand.
I'll bet he took all he could take.
(She was possessive and looking for acceptance, and this man couldn't give her what she wanted)
Sometimes I wish that I could stop you from talking
when I hear the silly things that you say.
(Alison says dark thoughts about her place in the world)
I think somebody better put out the big light,
cause I can't stand to see you this way.
(Elvis wants to show Alison how powerful she is, and he hates how she thinks of herself)
Alison, I know this world is killing you.
Oh, Alison, my aim is true.
My aim is true.
(See what I posted above)
What do you guys think?