| Great Lake Swimmers – The Great Exhale Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I find this to be a sublime reference to remembering ancient peoples who occupied the land. You can imagine caves where "they were lit up", as the writer feels the walls and imagines ghosts that "whisper over damp clay," and he gives them their due respect for passing, being careful that he "should not wake" them. I also believe this is a song about the fragility of life, and our imminent passing away from this realm. But there is hope in it: he is drawing the "luminous veil" aside, like a glowing, beautiful curtain between this world and the next. He's coming home, soaring in on the last breath of his life, and expecting to see all those who have made the transition. He is drawing a great lesson from that "great exhale". Beautifully written, and sublimely performed. |
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