so close - john mclaughlin

hi guys! for our final project in our literature, we were called for an explanation of a certain poem which we are free to choose and submit it to our instructress. I'm not fond of reading poems, so i chose a song instead. and I made it with all of my heart so i decided to post it here. that was just my own elucidation. i hope you like it. while reading, you can listen to it. just go to the site shown at the end of this post. thank you!




So Close
Jon McLaughlin

You’re in my arms
And all the world is calm
The music playing on for only two
So close together
And when I’m with you
So close to feeling alive

A life goes by
Romantic dreams will stop
So I bid mine goodbye and never knew
So close was waiting, waiting here with you
And now forever I know
All that I wanted to hold you
So close

So close to reaching that famous happy end
Almost believing this was not pretend
And now you’re beside me and look how far we’ve come
So far we are so close

How could I face the faceless days
If I should lose you now?
We’re so close
To reaching that famous happy end
And almost believing this was not pretend
Let’s go on dreaming for we know we are
So close
So close
And still so far




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This actually is not a poem, but since poems can be sang, so does songs can be orated and explained. The reason why I choose a song to explain instead of a poem is because, I’m more hooked to music rather than a theatrical pompous speech. I hope you like the song and the way I am going to elucidate it. I am going to explain this per stanza because line-per-line explication is kind of peculiar for me. It spins my head right round. So, here we go...

The writer perhaps considers that each time he is with the one he feels affection for; it's as if it is his safe zone. He doesn't care what others may say. He acts as if they're the only ones who live in this world. He’s thinking that all his life he was dead until he met his adoration, that's the only time he realized that he's alive.

After whatever happened, the two lovers may stop dreaming and live the real life. The writer here would utter goodbye without knowing he was waiting for a long time and that one he was waiting for was right beside him. that was the time he only then realized that he's found what's missing that all his life he never fathom he was missing something. He knows now what he likes to do, which is to hold that affection so close to wherever he is.

Now, they really are very close. So close that they almost could attain that happy ending. They almost believe that all of what's happening is not fantasy. Now that they are with each other, they've reached almost the end of their enthusiasm. They’ve gone too far that they've become so close.

Now the thought of going to reality has bothered the writer. He now doesn't know what will happen if the time is over and the adoration he has would desolately leave him.

Now, he is hooked into reality. He now admits that everything was just madness. Although he's gone to a melancholy finale, what's delightful is that he comes to reminisce everything that's happened that somehow, his whole life; he still felt its beauty. So close and still so far...

This song as listened to can be interpreted to as an inspiring song because of the melody, but as we explained it's meaning, we discovered that this song really was melodramatic.

Now as a conclusion, I think this was a love story in which they were in love with each other but they didn't have the chance because everything was just fantasy. They didn't have the chance to make it real because perhaps they already have betrotheds.

But if I was in their position, I would pursue my heart. I would fight for my love for as long as I know we feel the same way for each other, as long as I know I am not the only one who is fighting, as long as she's there, as long as I love her, as long as she loves me too.

No walls can ever tear us apart. I love you.



Source: http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/enchanted/soclose.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHnZ_vtyJ6E