Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Light girl comes walking thru the corn,
Free
Light blue vibration thru the sea
I know I'd love her to breathe again
Light cubes are talking her down
I've been a wasted day
Light spinning round a saint
Light colored wild signs
Theresa talkin' the rain
Light girl be glowin' thru town
Windows are thoughts in disdain
I know I'd love her to stay
Whispering signs are agreeing
Light talking gold into rain
Light driving dark into saint
A cat in gold goes alone
Theresa's sound for the king
Free
Light blue vibration thru the sea
I know I'd love her to breathe again
Light cubes are talking her down
I've been a wasted day
Light spinning round a saint
Light colored wild signs
Theresa talkin' the rain
Light girl be glowin' thru town
Windows are thoughts in disdain
I know I'd love her to stay
Whispering signs are agreeing
Light talking gold into rain
Light driving dark into saint
A cat in gold goes alone
Theresa's sound for the king
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Maybe Theresa is blind.
Or dead.
Who IS Theresa?
@la-grave - This song is based on Saint Teresa of Avila, although I don't understand all the lyrics.
The last time we saw Sonic Youth the people I was with wanted to hear this song over and over, on the way home. We must have listened to it more than a dozen times, and loud. This is my favorite SY track and it’s still a mystery. There’s a certain dialect in the words, maybe Southern Gothic. If you apply religion you feel closer to it. Theresa seems to be infirm to this world but far more intuitive to other dimensions. The music fits this well; it’s basic minor key then slowly becomes chaotic. Theresa might be deaf to this world but understands frequencies most people can’t hear, and she reacts with powers most don’t understand. She’s trapped but she’s also free in a sense of difference that those around her don’t understand so she’s sequestered and kept quiet. Imagine if an autistic girl had supernatural powers. This is just one interpretation. Next time I run into one of the Youth I’ll ask.