In the previous verses he used turning, turning to mean the thoughts of sadness in his mind. I like the usage of the word burning here.
Perhaps some time has passed and yet his passion for her still glows bright. The next line, "still glows upon the wall so bright, burning, burning". He uses this romantic phrase "the dying embers of the night" to capture this meaning. This subtle insight will ring true for anyone who has experience love loss. His love for her still burns like a fire, but the torment he goes through each day is worst at night and begins to fade by dawn. This is his current condition, the condition of being in his "blue world". These memories are faint, occurring within the background of the more intense sadness, which is why they are only "echos of the daylight". The memories of the past, of "everything that is alive", are the "sounds that flow into his mind". He contrasts these sad thoughts with faint memories of the good times he had with her in the past. These thoughts keep turning and turning around in his head. The sadness and lost of zest for life are, "the songs that are way down low". He uses the imagery of the city streets being empty and the lights not shining any more. He begins by explaining his emptiness and how his world has gone dim.
The brilliance of the song is not in its simplistic meaning, it is found in the poetry of the lyrics, and the craft in which this melancholy feeling is conveyed to the listener. Even if you heard another band play it you would recognize it as an ELO song. The melody of this song is beautiful and resonates a style that is distinctively ELO. The love of his life has left him and he remains miserable hoping that she will return some day. General CommentThe meaning of the song is relatively straightforward. Still glow upon the wall so bright (turning, turning)Īre all I see since you've been gone (turning, turning)
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