Honeymoon Suite
Mysterious Encounters: Unraveling the Intriguing Narrative in Suzanne Vega's Honeymoon Suite
Lyrics
The ceiling had a painting on it
The ceiling in our room in France had a painting on it.
In our room in France
They were staying in a room in France.
So we were living underneath
They lived beneath a painting of angels dancing on the ceiling.
Some angels in a dance
Describing the scene in the painting above them.
My husband was not feeling well
The speaker's husband was unwell.
And so we went to bed
They decided to go to bed.
He woke up complaining
The husband woke up with a complaint about a headache.
Of an aching in his head
He experienced pain in his head.
He said a hundred people
The husband claims that a hundred people came through their room that night.
Had come through our room that night
They approached the husband individually.
That one by one the old and young
People, both old and young, inquired about the husband's well-being.
Asked if he was all right
Concern about the husband's health.
One by one the old and young
Repetition of the line expressing people lining up to touch the husband's hand.
Lined up to touch his hand
People expressing care and concern for the husband.
He spent the night explaining
The husband spent the night explaining the misunderstanding.
They had come to the wrong man
Clarifying that those who came were looking for someone else.
The concierge was less than helpful
The concierge was unhelpful when they inquired about the events.
When we asked her the next day
The day after the incident, seeking information from the concierge.
With coffee and a magazine
Describing their actions with coffee and a magazine.
We went to the desk to pay
They went to the desk to pay for their stay.
"What happened in that room?" he asked
The husband inquires about the events that took place in their room.
"A death or something strange?"
Suspecting a death or something strange.
She smiled at him politely
The concierge responds with a polite smile, avoiding details.
And returned to him his change
The concierge returns the husband's change.
Well, what I'd like to know
The speaker expresses curiosity about the events.
And this will be a mystery,
The events in the room are described as a mystery.
Is with all the people in that room
The speaker wonders why none of the people in the room appeared to them.
Why none appeared to me?
Pondering the lack of personal interaction despite the crowded room.
When we sleep so close together that
Describing extreme closeness during sleep.
Our hair becomes entwined
The intimacy described involves the entwining of hair.
I must have missed that moment
Reflecting on a missed moment of connection in the husband's thoughts.
In the gateway to his mind
Suggesting a missed opportunity to understand the husband's thoughts.
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