Hunter

Hunter by Dido is one of those songs that at first seems like a wistful ditty until you listen really closely or better yet look up the lyrics and then you realize, "This girl wants out. Right now." 

At one time or another, we might all sympathize with this sentiment and face this same decision. At a critical juncture in any particular relationship, you wonder if it is time to fish or cut bait. After weighing all the complexities of having merged your life with another person, you come to grips with the notion that despite committing yourself to what was best for "you" as a couple that it cannot always be at the expense of "you" as a person. In the end, which do you choose?  

With one light on in one room 

I know you're up when I get home 

With one small step upon the stair 

I know your look when I get there 

If you were a king up there on your throne 

would you be wise enough to let me go 

for this queen you think you own 

Wants to be a hunter again 

wants to see the world alone again 

to take a chance on life again 

so let me go   

The unread book and painful look 

the tv's on, the sound is down 

One long pause 

then you begin 

oh look what the cat's brought in 

If you were a king up there on your throne 

would you be wise enough to let me go 

for this queen you think you own 

Wants to be a hunter again 

wants to see the world alone again 

to take a chance on life again 

so let me go 

let me leave   

For the crown you've placed upon my head feels too heavy now 

and I don't know what to say to you but I'll smile anyhow 

and all the time I'm thinking, thinking   

I want to be a hunter again 

want to see the world alone again 

to take a chance on life again 

so let me go.

Punchlines

Wasn't there a famous donkey called Hote? Spanish I think - it was all about him but the book was called something like Don Quixote.

The correct pronunciation is ho-tay. I'm not surprised the Spaniards hijacked the story. Bunch of pinche cabrones!