| Death Cab for Cutie – Bixby Canyon Bridge Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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" descended a dusty gravel ridge Beneath the Bixby Canyon Bridge And soon I eventually arrived At the place where your soul had died" This verse describes Ben's arrival at the cottage in Big Sur, CA. At this cabin, Jack Kerouac wrote Big Sur which was an autobiographical tale of the nervous breakdown he suffered at the same cabin some years earlier. Barefoot in the shallow creek I grabbed some stones from underneath Waiting for you to speak to me Kerouac spent days drinking from the creek, if i recall correctly to drink and bathe. Perhaps Ben expected Kerouac to appear to him and reveal some big truth to him about life/the universe etc. And the silence, it became so very clear That you had long ago disappeared And I cursed myself for being surprised That this didn't play like it did in my mind Obviously, the epitomie from Kerouac never came, and thus Ben is dissapointed. All the way from San Francisco As I chased the end of your road Because I've still got miles to go The "end of your road" is symbolism of kerouac losing his mind at this location, and perhaps Ben thinking he would find answers to some sort of questions at this location. Alas, he still "has miles to go" before he finds these truths. I want to know my fate if I keep up this way It's hard to want to stay away And everyone you meet all seem to be asleep You wonder if you're missing your dream Can't see your dream Can't see your dream Just can't see your dream Dream Dream Dream Dream Dream Dream Dream Dream Not really sure what he's talking about here. Then it started getting dark And I trudged back to where the car was parked No closer to any kind of truth As I must assume was the case with you At nightfall Ben gives up on finding his epitomie, and realises that Kerouac probably did the same thing 50/60 years ago. |
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