![]() When you believe all the pieces have been collected and placed on the table, you do one last search for the smallest pieces you may have missed. After all, you’ve had it for thirty years. You realize it may not be the same as it once was, but would vase be good enough to keep. You must be methodical and cautious because your path is covered with egg shells. Imagine trying to pick up the pieces of your life, left behind in the wake of betrayal. For a moment you’re not sure what to do but then you decide to try and repair it. It reminded me of something I wrote many years ago about a vase that was knocked off the shelf and broken into many pieces. Betrayal is the ultimate form of deceit and deception. Love and marriage are often broken by betrayal, lies and unkept promises. I refer to the story, as “The Broken Vase.” I answered, “when promises, borders and commitment are broken, and especially betrayal, the relationship may be repaired but never return to what it once was or could have been.”īefore she left, she thanked me for giving her a copy. She said, “everything is fine, but I cannot get your story or quote about the broken pieces out of my mind.” She took a deep breath raised her head and, in half whisper, said, “it really described the broken pieces in my marriage? I asked, “is everything all right,” knowing she did not ask me to meet to discuss a job offer. We sat in the restaurant for forty-five minutes discussing her new job opportunity when her face grew solemn. ![]() “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.A few weeks back, a longtime friend asked if I would meet her for lunch to discuss a new job offer. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. ![]() He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. “I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. “Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. No.īut here is the definitive answer to the questions. She’s got a ticket to Rye, but she don’t care.Īnd for those who think that it went from Rye to Ride as a translation mistake. The man wants the woman to get an abortion but "she don't care."įor she would never be free when I was around. Listen to the song, and you will see what the song is about. Why you ask? Because Rye was a city in the UK where a woman could get an abortion. ![]() But when the Beatles came over to the states, the music label they were under made them change the title to Ticket To Ride. The song was actually called Ticket to Rye. I know what this song is about as I saw it on a documentary of The Beatles. ![]()
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