Suzanne Vega is an American songwriter end singer; She wrote this song in 1987 as she saw a kid through the window who seemed different from the other children, he was aside and not playing with the others.
The song is about a little boy who is talking to his neighbor because he might have heard the noise that made his parents while he was getting beaten. The little boy’s name is Luka. He’s trying to cover the fact by saying he ran into the door. He thinks it’s normal because he’s responsible and guilty for it. However he is a shame of it because he gives a subliminal message.
There is a paradox between the lyrics and the melody because the melody is lively so if you don’t pay attention to the lyrics we can believe that the song is a happy one. The chorus is different each time, it’s a consequence of the conservation between the neighbor and Luka.
We think that a song is more efficient to deliver a message because it’s played in radios and music albums. A bigger part of the population can get to the message through this way.
