You Go On Ahead (Trumpet, Trumpet II)

Honestly it doesn't really matter nailing down an exact specific meaning because deriving your own meaning from it makes the song personal and relatable to you. With that being said... this song is catchy as hell and so damned fun to listen to. Its hard to stay in a bad mood when ya hear this little gem. Kudos, Mr. Krug.

yea i think its about touring and performing and having the burden to put your faceon , or act, perform in front of people- and maybe some days you arent that into and you wish someone else would kind of take over- or maybe that you just let things be without worrying about them too much- to just be yourself-

You go on ahead for a while. I would like to follow you a while.... I would like to just follow you a while. I'd like to watch the white flash of your heels as they take turns breaking the desert heat, to beckon me in languages I've never learned. I'd like to have you navigate to hills where no musicians live, and on the way decide what 'bendings' of your will you're willing to forgive. And I'd like to think the actors never banded. I'd like to throw this trumpet down and go on empty handed. I'd like to think I am not one of them, but I know I am, so I'd like to just follow you a while.

When me and the boys were out we killed a thousand butterflies, so I put their wings into my mouth and said a prayer for our safe arrival. Then a big black car crossed our path, and I wondered whether or not that shit was empty.

See the sirens and the lizards flick their tongues behind the stage. See the actor keep a ritual to keep them all at bay. He would like to come home naked without war paint on his face, and appear before you virgin white if virgins are still chaste. So wait, you've got to wait... you've got to wait for me. I'll appear before you virgin white if virgins are still chaste, then I'd like to just follow you a while.

And if there are two eyes in my head, there are four seasons in a year, and reflections on the water of a burning yellow sphere. And the days add up to weeks, add up to months, and add up, and add up... to years. And if reflections on the water sometimes look like burning tears, we can watch them changing shape without pushing off the pier

copied from their site.

it's ' and appear before you, virgin white, if virgins are still chaste'

I bolded the words I think need changing. By the way, I'm listening to the actual album version for reference.

and I'd like to watch the white FLASH of your heels as they take turns breaking the desert heat to beckon me in languages I've never learned and I'd like to have you navigate two hills where no musicians live and on the way decide what BENDINGS of your will you're willing to forgive

when me and the boys were out we killed a thousand butterflies so I put their wings into my mouth and said a prayer for our safe arrival and then a big black car crossed our path and I wondered whether or not that SHOOTER(?) was empty you go

see the sirens and the lizards lick their tongues BEHIND THE STAGE see the actor keep THEIR ritual to keep them all at bay he would like to come home naked without war paint on his face and APPEAR before you, virgin white if virgin's are still chaste

and if there are two eyes in my head there are four season in a year and reflections on the water of a burning yellow sphere and the days add up to weeks add up to months and add up TO YEARS

and then you forgot a final verse: and if reflections on the water sometimes look like burning tears we can watch them change in shape without pushing off the pier

I changed it according to the suggestions and what I heard on the album version. The original lyrics and song title I got from watching those live videos in the first post so sorry for any misfires.

this song is so amazing i love it here are two ways you can listen to it acoustic version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcLtto4vOII electric version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmGGMY7Loek&feature=related

i prefer the elctric version

I changed it to chaste, that didn't even come to mind while I was putting them down.

I'm pretty sure it's "what /bendings/ of your will..." Makes more sense.

Actual title is "You Go on Ahead (Trumpet Trumpet II)"