Mad About You
Whirling in an Arc of Sadness: Lost Hearts & Longing Planets
Lyrics
A stone's throw from Jerusalem
A location close to Jerusalem
I walked a lonely mile in the moonlight
Walking alone in the moonlight for a considerable distance
And though a million stars were shining
Despite numerous stars shining, feeling emotionally distant
My heart was lost on a distant planet
Emotional detachment, as if on a different planet
That whirls around the April moon
Describing a planet's orbit around the April moon
Whirling in an arc of sadness
Expressing a circular motion of sadness
I'm lost without you. I'm lost without you
Emphasizing a sense of being lost without someone
Though all my kingdoms turn to sand
Even if everything crumbles, the emotional connection remains
And fall into the sea
Symbolic dissolution of personal kingdoms into the sea
I'm mad about you. I'm mad about you
Expressing intense emotional attachment
And from the dark secluded valleys
Referencing secluded valleys and ancient songs of sadness
I heard the ancient songs of sadness
Exploring the melancholic aspects of ancient melodies
But every step I thought of you
Constant thoughts of the person while taking each step
Every footstep only you
Every step and footstep is dedicated to the person
And every star a grain of sand
Comparing stars to grains of sand in a vast, dried-up ocean
The leavings of a dried up ocean
Symbolizing remnants of a past relationship
Tell me, how much longer? How much longer?
Questioning the duration of emotional separation
They say a city in the desert lies
Describing a city in the desert, possibly as a metaphor
The vanity of an ancient king
Highlighting the futility of ancient kings' pride
But the city lies in broken pieces
Describing a shattered city in a desolate environment
Where the wind howls and the vultures sing
Depicting a bleak atmosphere with howling wind and vultures
These are the works of man
Reflection on human achievements and their consequences
This is the sum of our ambition
Summarizing the collective ambition of humanity
It would make a prison of my life
Referring to a potential emotional imprisonment
If you became another's wife
Expressing fear of losing the person to marriage
With every prison blown to dust
Describing the liberation from emotional confinement
My enemies walk free
Despite liberation, the emotional pain persists
I'm mad about you. I'm mad about you
Reiterating intense emotional feelings
And I have never in my life
Expressing profound loneliness
Felt more alone than I do now
Personal reflection on the emptiness despite material dominion
Although I claim dominions over all I see
Claiming dominance means nothing without love
It means nothing to me
Emphasizing the insignificance of personal achievements
There are no victories
Highlighting the importance of love in historical victories
In all our histories, without love
Underlining the necessity of love in human history
A stone's throw from Jerusalem
Repeating the initial setting near Jerusalem
I walked a lonely mile in the moonlight
Repeating the lonely moonlit walk
And though a million stars were shining
Repeating the starry night with emotional detachment
My heart was lost on a distant planet
Repeating the feeling of being lost on a distant planet
That whirls around the April moon
Repeating the description of a planet orbiting the April moon
Whirling in an arc of sadness
Repeating the notion of swirling sadness
I'm lost without you. I'm lost without you
Reiterating the sense of being lost without the person
And though you hold the keys to ruin
Acknowledging the power the person has over the narrator
Of everything I see
Despite potential ruin, the person holds significant influence
With every prison blown to dust,
Reiterating the liberation from emotional confinement
My enemies walk free
Despite liberation, the emotional pain persists
Though all my kingdoms turn to sand
Symbolic dissolution of personal kingdoms into the sea
And fall into the sea
Repeating the idea of personal kingdoms crumbling
I'm mad about you. I'm mad about you
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