Story Behind the Song
'Who'll Save Alice?' is Alice through the looking glass in truthful reflection. Alice cries because she is lost; she is lost because she has lost hope. Her world is shattered and the mirror broken. Blinded by her tears she cannot she the new world opened before her which was hidden behind the illusion of the old one she clings to. Who'll save Alice when the sun goes down? Only Alice can save Alice; she needs, only, to stop crying.
Lyrics
Last night she was crying as the rain was falling
Strange how the tears kept coming down
Yeah, he broke your heart, girl, that's why you're so lonely
Now who'll save Alice when the sun goes down?
All of the world is falling down around you now
Praries and hills and fields of flowers lay before you now
Yeah, you're bringing me down, babe, but only sight can blind us
Strange how the mood keeps creepin' 'round
Yeah, you're breaking my heart, girl, that's why I'm so lonely
Now who'll save Alice when the sun goes down?
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