Line two has repetition of “pretty” to describe the boys this girl hangs around. The third line uses alliteration with “sweet summer sweat” which makes for soft sounds for listeners. Line four is a great line as it tells about how two different types of people “dance.” This is a metaphor for why some people turn to alcohol. Some do it to bring back good memories, but others do it to attempt to drink their pain away and forget someone. Lines five through seven are interesting with the choice of words because he asks for wine, and the Captain says “We haven’t had that spirit here since 1969.” What is fascinating about this is the fact that wine is actually not a spirit. The word spirit is actually used in the sense of a mood, and in this song, it is referring to how music had no spirit since 1969. The last three lines give you an image of a person hearing far away voices and waking them up. In verse three, “Mirrors on the ceiling” connects back with “some dance to remember” as it is using the mirrors as a metaphor for looking back at your past. Line three is saying that we are all trapped by our own mind. This idea is carried on with the next few lines. Lines four through seven are a metaphor for attempting to “kill” your past, but you cannot “kill” it as your past will stay with you for the remainder of your life. In lines eight through ten, he is trying to “run back” to his past. The last four lines are saying that we can never leave behind our past, and we must live with what has
Line two has repetition of “pretty” to describe the boys this girl hangs around. The third line uses alliteration with “sweet summer sweat” which makes for soft sounds for listeners. Line four is a great line as it tells about how two different types of people “dance.” This is a metaphor for why some people turn to alcohol. Some do it to bring back good memories, but others do it to attempt to drink their pain away and forget someone. Lines five through seven are interesting with the choice of words because he asks for wine, and the Captain says “We haven’t had that spirit here since 1969.” What is fascinating about this is the fact that wine is actually not a spirit. The word spirit is actually used in the sense of a mood, and in this song, it is referring to how music had no spirit since 1969. The last three lines give you an image of a person hearing far away voices and waking them up. In verse three, “Mirrors on the ceiling” connects back with “some dance to remember” as it is using the mirrors as a metaphor for looking back at your past. Line three is saying that we are all trapped by our own mind. This idea is carried on with the next few lines. Lines four through seven are a metaphor for attempting to “kill” your past, but you cannot “kill” it as your past will stay with you for the remainder of your life. In lines eight through ten, he is trying to “run back” to his past. The last four lines are saying that we can never leave behind our past, and we must live with what has