"The meaning of that song was taken away from me by the media who jumped on it. It’s about an imaginary friend who’s going to come and save you from yourself."
(Photo by Sarah Kate Photography)
Today is gonna be the day that they’re gonna throw it back to you. And something you believed in and counted on has unraveled. A belief has ceased to be true for you. A person has proven false. An outcome has fallen far short of the expectations. Anyway, something happened, and everything for which you worked on has been affected in some way. And what happened, reverberated in your world. It is as if the foundation has been shaken and everything on it has fallen.
By now you should’ve somehow realized what you gotta do, because the wheels that create dreams do keep spinning in spite of tragedies. And the same energy that may destroy something can also provide the energy to rebuild, because in the midst of tattered dreams, there will be always something that will give you hope, and only you can see it.
(Photos by Todd Garner, Category six)
Then maybe you’re gonna be the one to save me. And after all you’re my wonderwall. And when I feel that the fire in my heart is out. And that my powerful wings, which normally take me up to great heights, are tattered and undermined. You tell me, you don’t believe that anybody doesn’t feel the same that you feel for me now. And then the bad weather clears. 
And even if all the roads we have to walk are winding. And all the lights that lead us there are blinding. And everything we believe to be strong is only fragile threads of a large web, shaping the way we see the world. The only thing that matters is being together.
(Photos by Todd Garner, Category six)
There are many things I’d like to tell you. But I do not know how. You guide me when I feel totally lost, or when necessary to see the next step. I see him jump boldly across the boundaries of the known to face the unknown with confidence that when the time comes, you will have the resources needed to face the bad weather, and it inspires me to face my own fears.
And in the midst of chaos, your laughter brings me back the joy of being alive, enjoying the present moment. And I feel safe because your calm and security, awakes the energy stability and inner peace. Making me calm even when the circumstances around me are turbulent. Then maybe you’ll be the one to save me. For in the end of all you’re my wonderwall.
Penny Lane (Jane Birkin), Wonderwall (1968)
John Porter (Richard Armitage), Strike Back
Reference
Wonderwall is the title of a 1968 film by first-time director Joe Massot that starred Jack MacGowran, Jane Birkin, Richard Wattis, Irene Handl, and Iain Quarrier. The film is best remembered for its soundtrack, composed by then-Beatle George Harrison. The film provides the name for the Oasis track "Wonderwall", which was inspired by George Harrison’s score.
Wow, I’d not seen or heard of the movie Wonderwall. It’s one of my favorite songs. Interesting tie-in with “tatters.” Does that relate to walls coming down during tornadoes?
Hi Bcc,
I think so, the walls are like our protections. We believe they are strong, but something like a tornado might sweep them through the air. It is the nature, the cycle life-death-rebirth, at some point us have to go through these times of destruction, and leave our “wall” down to the new to emerge.
Cheers!
Thank you for such a beautiful post and especially for introducing me to part George Harrison’s work that I was not aware of before. My son wondered why I was listening to Oasis (he doesn’t like the Beatles)! I was happy to inform him that the song was inspired by a former Beatle!!
Hi phylly3,
Thanks for the feedback so positive about the post. Left me with a smile! :0)