And so it is...
...that I revisit a movie and a song almost by accident, and they capture me though they never did the first time around.
And so it is
Just like you said it would be
Life goes easy on me
Most of the time
I don't know what has changed in me since the first time I saw "Closer" or heard Damien Rice's "Blower's Daughter", but for some reason today, the second time around, I'm smitten.
And so it is
The shorter story
No love, no glory
No hero in her sky
It is rare for film-makers to allow a song to be so intricately identified with a movie, as this one is. What makes it cooler, is that this was from Rice's debut album, and gets complete airtime not once, but twice, in the movie, in its entirety, with no dialogue to interrupt its haunting, beautiful, heartfelt flow.
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you
And it is the perfect choice too - it has the same pace, mood, subtlety and flow of the film itself - passionate undercurrents, smooth yet confusing connections and transitions which somehow leave you wondering what hit you...
Did I say that I loathe you?
Did I say that I want to
Leave it all behind?
I can't take my mind off of you
I can't take my mind off you
And so it is
Just like you said it should be
We'll both forget the breeze
Most of the time
posted by RTD2 at 11:51 PM
3 Comments:
I loved this movie and the song :)
So subtle yet blatant, so complex and so honest in its portrayal of complexity...
It's great reading about one of my favourite movies of all times.
The movie is an amazing blend of characters and the intricacies of relationships..
If you loved the movie, you should get the dvd, it has the original video for the song.. great stuff.
Oh dude, this is ages after you psoted this but I came to your blog from ttg and damn you are so on the money with this song and the movie and them going togther.
i was obsessed with both for such a long time after.
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