Comments on: Love Is Different http://caedmonscall.net The officially unofficial fan site of Caedmon's Call. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:05:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Hubbs http://caedmonscall.net/song-vault/long-line-of-leavers/love-is-different/comment-page-1/#comment-19925 Chris Hubbs Thu, 24 May 2007 00:52:44 +0000 http://caedmonscall.net/song-vault/long-line-of-leavers/love-is-different/#comment-19925 From the Author: "As often as our culture tries to tell us what love is, I thought I would put down a little of what I believe love is not. Love is neither a 30-minute sitcom, nor is it a sappy pop ballad. Rather, it is the most difficult and most profound of human experiences, but thanks to our post-modern culture coupled with our own capacity for sin, it’s often much different than we would think." What it Means: This song is the last of a 3-part series of tunes (including 'Somewhere North' and 'Daring Daylight Escape') that Derek wrote about a relationship he had. This song was written after he and the girl had broken up. It sums up Derek's realization that "love is different" than the things our pop culture promotes. "Love is more complicated than just one song about one great day that you had," says Derek in regards to the song. "Well, it looks like five thousand miles broke the camel's back" and "So I won't expect a postcard from Trafalgar Square"...refers to the fact that the girl ended up moving to London at the time she and Derek split up. From the Author: “As often as our culture tries to tell us what love is, I thought I would put down a little of what I believe love is not. Love is neither a 30-minute sitcom, nor is it a sappy pop ballad. Rather, it is the most difficult and most profound of human experiences, but thanks to our post-modern culture coupled with our own capacity for sin, it’s often much different than we would think.”

What it Means:

This song is the last of a 3-part series of tunes (including ‘Somewhere North’ and ‘Daring Daylight Escape’) that Derek wrote about a relationship he had. This song was written after he and the girl had broken up. It sums up Derek’s realization that “love is different” than the things our pop culture promotes. “Love is more complicated than just one song about one great day that you had,” says Derek in regards to the song.

“Well, it looks like five thousand miles broke the camel’s back” and “So I won’t expect a postcard from Trafalgar Square”…refers to the fact that the girl ended up moving to London at the time she and Derek split up.

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