Blinding my sight in a curtain
Blinding my sight in a curtain of red.
What does "in" mean in blinding my sight in a curtain of red? I know the general meaning of the sentence, but I never understood what "in" meant here.
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It sounds to me like 'curtain' is being used here as 'river' or 'rain' might be. The red blood (presumably it's blood) is flowing like water flows. In such cases we use 'in': in a river , in the rain .
- It sounds to me like 'curtain' is being used here as 'river' or 'rain' might be.
- The red blood (presumably it's blood) is flowing like water flows.
- In such cases we use 'in': in a river , in the rain .
- By analogy, in a curtain .
- Also, in (the form of) a curtain (descending).
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It sounds to me like 'curtain' is being used here as 'river' or 'rain' might be. The red blood (presumably it's blood) is flowing like water flows. In such cases we use 'in': in a river, in the rain. By analogy, in a curtain.
Also, in (the form of) a curtain (descending).
CJ
0onelookI know the general meaning of the sentence, but I never understood what "in" meant here.
Me, neither. It's song lyrics, which explains why the writer was more interested in the sound of his own voice than in the English. You can't blind your sight, and nothing is "in" a curtain. That said, you just have to take it as it comes with this stuff and make
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