In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream, Joe
I had a dream, Joe
You were standing in the middle of an open road
I had a dream, Joe
Your hands were raised up to the sky
And your mouth was covered in foam
I had a dream, Joe
A shadowy Jesus, he flitted from tree to tree
I had a dream, Joe
And a society of whores stuck needles in an image of me
I had a dream, Joe
It was Autumn time and thickly fell the leaves
And in that dream, Joe
A pimp in seersucker suit sucked a toothpick
And pointed his finger at me
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream, Joe
I opened my eyes, Joe
The night had been a giant, dribbling and pacing the boards
I opened my eyes, Joe
All your letters and cards, all stacked up against the door
I opened my eyes, Joe
The morning light came slowly tumbling through the crack
In the window, Joe
And I thought of you man, and I felt like I was lugging
A body on my back
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream, Joe
Where did you go, Joe?
On that endless, on that senseless, on that demented drift
Where did you go, Joe?
It was into the woods, it was into the trees, where you move and shift
Where did you go, Joe?
All dressed up in your ridiculous seersucker suit
Where did you go, Joe?
With that strew of wreckage
Forever at the heel of your boot
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream, Joe
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream, Joe
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream, Joe
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream, Joe
I had a dream, Joe
You were standing in the middle of an open road
I had a dream, Joe
Your hands were raised up to the sky
And your mouth was covered in foam
I had a dream, Joe
A shadowy Jesus, he flitted from tree to tree
I had a dream, Joe
And a society of whores stuck needles in an image of me
I had a dream, Joe
It was Autumn time and thickly fell the leaves
And in that dream, Joe
A pimp in seersucker suit sucked a toothpick
And pointed his finger at me
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream, Joe
I opened my eyes, Joe
The night had been a giant, dribbling and pacing the boards
I opened my eyes, Joe
All your letters and cards, all stacked up against the door
I opened my eyes, Joe
The morning light came slowly tumbling through the crack
In the window, Joe
And I thought of you man, and I felt like I was lugging
A body on my back
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream, Joe
Where did you go, Joe?
On that endless, on that senseless, on that demented drift
Where did you go, Joe?
It was into the woods, it was into the trees, where you move and shift
Where did you go, Joe?
All dressed up in your ridiculous seersucker suit
Where did you go, Joe?
With that strew of wreckage
Forever at the heel of your boot
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream, Joe
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream, Joe
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream, Joe
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I'm not interpreting the song. However, I'm going to shed some lights.
At first section he talks about his dreams:
I had a dream, Joe You were standing in the middle of an open road Your hands were raised up to the sky And your mouth was covered in foam A shadowy Jesus flitted from tree to tree And a society of whores stuck needles in an image of me It was Autumn time and thickly fell the leaves A pimp in seersucker suit sucked a toothpick And pointed his finger at me"
More than a dream this is a nightmare. In that dream he sees Joe, a shodowy Jesus, Society of whores, And a pimp.
Then he wakes up. And talks about that horrible night which was full of terror. I think when he says:"And I thought of you and I felt like I was lugging A body on my back" There are 2 possibilities: 1- it's his own body. 2-it's Joe's body. If it's his own body means that life is very hard to him that he needs energy to carry himself around. If it's Joe's body maybe it means Joe's dead.
In the next section we'll see he asks from Joe that where has he been. And by linking the dream to reality, he reveals that Joe is the same person as the Jesus, and the pimp.
So in lyrics, Joe = That man in the open road = Jesus = the pimp
I'm stil confused about the meaning. But I hope it helps.