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.
He's gone two thousand miles
Is very far
The snow is falling down
Gets colder day by day
I miss you
The children were singing
He'll be back at Christmas time
In these frozen and silent nights
Sometimes in a dream, you appear
Outside under the purple sky
Diamonds in the snow sparkle
Our hearts were singing
It felt like Christmastime
Two thousand miles
Is very far through the snow
I'll think of you
Wherever you go
He's gone two thousand miles
Is very far
The snow is falling down
Gets colder day by day
I miss you
I can hear people singing
It must be Christmastime
I hear people singing
It must be Christmastime
Is very far
The snow is falling down
Gets colder day by day
I miss you
The children were singing
He'll be back at Christmas time
In these frozen and silent nights
Sometimes in a dream, you appear
Outside under the purple sky
Diamonds in the snow sparkle
Our hearts were singing
It felt like Christmastime
Two thousand miles
Is very far through the snow
I'll think of you
Wherever you go
He's gone two thousand miles
Is very far
The snow is falling down
Gets colder day by day
I miss you
I can hear people singing
It must be Christmastime
I hear people singing
It must be Christmastime
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
2000 Miles Lyrics as written by Chrissie Hynde
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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@delia17601 yes, The Pretenders’ original lineup was headed for greater things I believe, they’d made the first lp, one of the best debut lps since the dawn of rock n roll/advent of the long-player, and they’d experienced a bit of a “sophomore slump” insofar as the second album wasn’t as good as the first (though it must be said, some of the very best SONGS the Pretenders recorded were done around this time, Message Of Love and Talk Of The Town spring immediately to mind)…\r\n\r\nSo, the band was kinda poised to explode into superstardom when the tragedies struck, as evidenced by how LearningTo Crawl became their biggest lp, Chrissie really stepped up with insanely good songs.\r\n\r\nWould’ve been great if they’d all done the third lp together, I can only imagine how great the Pretenders’ third lp would’ve and could’ve and should’ve been… HOWEVER, as in life, we don’t get what we project will happen, or wish for, what happens is…what happens…and life is what it is, and Learning To Crawl is still a brilliant album, not far off the quality and attitude of the first album. Just very different… and Chrissie is a true artiste…