I, Alone Options

[Wambangalang]

Listened to it for the first time in a long time and fell in love with it all over again. I want a discussion about this song, what it means to you, or at least what it might mean to the person who wrote it. Is it simply a well-tailored rock number that is bound by the limitations of a formula most easily reducible to “man loves woman”, or does it go deeper?

Many people see it as an incredibly religious song, some much the opposite. Is Ed talking about Jesus and the love he has for us, or is he telling us that it’s easier not to be wise about religion and finding your own way? (The album cover would suggest this). Is it just about a woman? Or, as I have mainly thought, is the song really as intimate as it says it is. A man who loves himself beyond all else.

Discuss