Hackett, Steve - Jane Austen's Door Lyrics

Has Jean-Paul Sartre deserted you
Do you still listen to the blues
Is there a needle beside your hand
A poisoned chalice or the promised land

Some doors open, some doors close
Two opposites still seem close
Did Ruby Tuesday get to you
Or the caretaker whose film we used
A purple rose that was ignored
The child behind Jane Austen's door

O, has your life seemed unkind
With all those friends you left behind
We burned our bridges fast those days
Don't think about them, it doesn't pay
My drunken guitar Sloane Square tube
Falling backwards, me and you
Tumbling over to the floor
You cried inside Jane Austen's door
So long, so long, so long, so long


(let life, let it go)

Heureusement vivre dans une cage
Un homme et femme, peut-etre mon age
I'll take your part when this wheel turns
How many lifetimes it takes to learn
So goodbye, goodbye little star
Forgive yourself, heal that scar
A purple rose that was ignored
A light inside Jane Austen's door
Shine on, shine on, so long, shine on, shine on

This is the same solo he performed for Ritchie''s 1983 hit Voo de Coracao. Check it out. Ritchie is a brit that went to live in brazil in the 70s and hit it big in 83 with an album packed with hits.

Thank you very much for this very interesting information! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xvKEH1gNb0

Mesmos solos que ele fez na música do Ritchie, Vôo de Coração aqui no Brasil.

This is just so beautiful.I have no words.Thanks Steve.

Love it, my biggest guitar influence, Steve Hackett, you are a legend!!!

I love this song. Never played alive probably due to the double guitar melody. What a master!

Can't believe this is from '99! Seems like yesterday . . .