Lyric Card Game: XVI The Tower

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 29 Jun 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Scorpion	29 Jun 2003
OK, while I'm still in "Eagles" mode - another really easy one. I can identify (at least) 4 different cards in here but the one I'm really concentrating on is the "consequence" - where are they headed at the end of this song (although it'll be fun to see what others identify as the other three cards - ie who was he, who was she and what was their lifestyle?). "Life in the Fast Lane" He was a hot-headed man, he was brutally handsome She was terminally pretty She held him up and he held her for ransom In the heart of a cold, cold city He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude They said he was ruthless, said he was cruel They had one thing in common, they were good in bed She'd say "faster, faster, the lights are turning red" Eager for action, hot for the game The coming attraction, the drop of a name They knew all the right people, they took all the right pills They threw outrageous parties, they were heavily billed There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face She pretended not to notice, she was caught up in the race Out every evening till it was light He was too tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it Glowing and burning, blinded by thirst They didn't see the stop sign - took a turn for the worse She said "Listen baby - you can hear the engine rev We've been up and down this highway Haven't seen a goddam thing" He said "Call the doctor - think I'm gonna crash" "Doctor say he's coming, but you gotta pay him cash" They went rushing down that freeway Messed around and got lost They didn't care - they were just dying to get off (And it was) Life in the fast lane (surely make you lose your mind) Life in the fast lane (everything all the time)

Rhiannon	29 Jun 2003
"... have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?" R :)

Scorpion	29 Jun 2003
Hi, Rhiannon! Yes, you're partly right: I see their lifestyle as the Devil, but I think they've gone just beyond that to another card - literally!

lunalafey	29 Jun 2003
he's the knight of Swords her, the page of cups they did dance with the devil, definately.. but 'life in the fast-lane'....FULL SPEED ahead!!!!.....the Fool?

Scorpion	29 Jun 2003
Hi, Lunalafey! I agree that he's the Knight of Swords. Hadn't thought of her as the Page of Cups, but it is viable. I think the nature of their relationship is the Devil to a tee and they're so bound up in it they can't escape until - what? I probably didn't make it very clear by putting the chorus at the end but I wasn't quite sure what else to do with it. But no, I didn't have the Fool in mind.

Rhiannon	29 Jun 2003
8 of Swords? R :)

Scorpion	29 Jun 2003
Sorry, Rhiannon - not 8 Swords, but I can follow your thinking. However, I'm looking for something much CLOSER to the Devil!

Rhiannon	29 Jun 2003
LOL, LouiQ! I stink at this game! Ok, so if they are high and "closer" to the Devil card... then they might be passive like Temperance.... But if they've hit rock bottom, the bottom has dropped out and the lightning has struck, then they might be experiencing the Tower.... I keep saying the Tower for everything! What does that say about my psyche????? :eek: R :)

Dark Eyes	30 Jun 2003
The Moon ????????????

Scorpion	30 Jun 2003
Hi, Dark Eyes - sorry but it's not the Moon, at least not quite yet. Yes, Rhiannon, you've got it this time - I'm going to take the Tower as your final answer as you've mentioned it twice! The clue for me is the line "they didn't care - they were just dying to get off" which conjures up the image of those two figures leaping from the Tower: they must be desperate to take that jump. So, take it away Rhiannon!!!

Rhiannon	30 Jun 2003
I'd like to thank all the little people..... *sob* LOL, I'll start a new one as soon as I think of something! Thanks LouiQ! R :)

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