Oh, oh, my love
Don't you leave me
I don't want to learn how to die
Oh, oh, my love
And oh my mind
I can't get over
I can't even seem to get by
Oh, oh, my mind
And oh my land
[Oh my land]
It ain't beneath me
[Ain't beneath me]
'Cause I got my head in the sand
Oh, oh, my land
And oh, my eyes
[Oh, my eyes]
No, they deceive me
[They deceive me]
Seeing but I can't understand
Oh, oh, my eyes
It's like a choo-choo train rolling away
Another choo-choo rain wash me away
Where you are
Its like a choo-choo train rolling away
Another choo-choo rain wash me away
Where you are
'Cause you're apart of my heart
And I'm apart from my heart
Oh, oh, my God
[Oh, my God]
He listens to me
[Listens to me]
And I ain't even talking out loud
Oh, oh, my God
And he says, "My son"
[Says, "My son"]
"Now, listen to me"
["Listen to me"]
"And listen while the listening's good:
You're not my son"
But Oh, my love
[Oh, my love]
No it ain't easy
[It ain't easy]
But it ain't the type to give up and die
That's not my love
Its like a choo-choo train rolling away
Another choo-choo rain wash me away
Where you are
It's like a choo-choo train ride me away
Another choo-choo train wash me away
Where you are
Cause you're apart of my heart
And I'm apart from my heart
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[My heart]
From [x3]
Don't you leave me
I don't want to learn how to die
Oh, oh, my love
And oh my mind
I can't get over
I can't even seem to get by
Oh, oh, my mind
And oh my land
[Oh my land]
It ain't beneath me
[Ain't beneath me]
'Cause I got my head in the sand
Oh, oh, my land
And oh, my eyes
[Oh, my eyes]
No, they deceive me
[They deceive me]
Seeing but I can't understand
Oh, oh, my eyes
Another choo-choo rain wash me away
Where you are
Its like a choo-choo train rolling away
Another choo-choo rain wash me away
Where you are
'Cause you're apart of my heart
And I'm apart from my heart
[Oh, my God]
He listens to me
[Listens to me]
And I ain't even talking out loud
Oh, oh, my God
And he says, "My son"
[Says, "My son"]
"Now, listen to me"
["Listen to me"]
"And listen while the listening's good:
You're not my son"
But Oh, my love
[Oh, my love]
No it ain't easy
[It ain't easy]
But it ain't the type to give up and die
That's not my love
Another choo-choo rain wash me away
Where you are
It's like a choo-choo train ride me away
Another choo-choo train wash me away
Where you are
Cause you're apart of my heart
And I'm apart from my heart
[My heart]
From [x3]
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Watch the live studio recording of this song on YouTube, it is great.
Oh, oh, my God He listens to me And I ain't even talking out loud Oh, oh, my God And he says, ‘My son’ ‘Now, listen to me’ ‘And listen while the listening’s good You’re not my son’ But you know my love No it ain’t easy But it ain’t the type to give up and die That’s not my love
Very deep. Wonder why god turned his back on him?
I think maybe this is about the disillusion of youth and childhood, at least in the verse slaorenz just quoted. I think maybe a member of Dr. Dog was very religious as a boy, and maybe felt that after all this praying and God listening to him, he felt abandonded by God or maybe religion in general.
Another possibility is this is a reference to Jesus on the cross, just before his last breath, crying to God, "why have you forsaken me?"- a moment showing that even the "perfect" son, can have his moment of doubt and feeling of abandonment like all humans. Not sure if this is what they had in mind.
Great song though, awesome live.
No, god didn't turn his back on him; he's simply reminding him that he is not his son, i.e. Jesus; i.e. none of us are living the perfect life.
"...You have to lose You have to learn how to die if you want to want to be alive...." wilco lyrics from "war on war"
When he says "I don't want to learn how to die" maybe he's paying homage to wilco or jeff tweedy in some way? Anybody have any thoughts on that?