Wedding Song
Eternal Echoes: Unveiling the Symbolism in 'Wedding Song' by The Psychedelic Furs
Lyrics
Play another wedding song
Request to play another song typically played at weddings.
A wedding song goes on and on
Emphasizes the repetitive nature of wedding songs.
See the churches falling down
Observation of churches collapsing, possibly metaphorical.
This is only in your mind
Indication that the church falling is a creation of the mind.
We're useless
Expression of feeling ineffective or without purpose.
We're useless
Reiteration of the feeling of being useless.
All their dresses stand so white
Description of brides' dresses being white, a traditional wedding symbol.
All the brides are all in white
Repetition emphasizing brides wearing white.
Play another wedding song
Repetition of the request for another wedding song.
A wedding song goes on and on
Reiterates the enduring nature of wedding songs.
We're useless
Restatement of feeling ineffective or without purpose.
We're useless
Reiteration of the feeling of being useless.
Walking on the paper ruins
Walking among the remains, possibly symbolic of a ruined relationship or event.
Shoes and rice and one two three
Imagery of traditional wedding items - shoes and rice.
Picking through the plastic ruins
Sorting through the remnants made of plastic, symbolic of artificial or superficial elements.
Of my useless memory
Reflecting on a memory that feels futile or worthless.
Make a line of useless women
Creating a line or group of women deemed useless.
Make a line of useless men
Creating a line or group of men deemed useless.
Love me love me love me love
Desire for love, seeking it repeatedly.
Again again again again
Emphasizing the desire for continuous affection or attention.
We're useless
Restatement of feeling ineffective or without purpose.
We're useless
Reiteration of the feeling of being useless.
Completely
An absolute declaration of uselessness or futility.
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