Staring at/into the sun

Status
Not open for further replies.

mafto

Junior Member
Joined
Mar 14, 2011
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Slovak
Home Country
Slovak Republic
Current Location
Slovak Republic
Hello,
I've encountered the phrase 'stare at the sun', 'staring into the sun' several times in songs and apart from the literal meaning of it (which, however, doesn't always make much sense in the lyrics) I think I don't get it.
What could it mean?
Two examples:
And if I don't speak
It's cause I get disconnected
But I won't be burned by the reflection
Of the fire in your eyes
As you're staring at the sun


and


I see the way the salesmen
Stare into the sun
I stood and watched them
As they fell off one by one


thank you :)
 

Raymott

VIP Member
Joined
Jun 29, 2008
Member Type
Academic
Native Language
English
Home Country
Australia
Current Location
Australia
The two usages of "Staring into the sun" that you've given don't point to any English idiom that I know of.
Song lyrics are generally just bad poetry. Does it really matter if you can't make sense out of it? What ever happened to listening to stuff like Bob Dylan and enjoying it even though nothing made sense?
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top