I wonder if it is about the town he grew up in (I think he is from Ontario) and he feels ambivalent towards what he considers his home and wanting to leave.
I wonder if it was about a dying lonely town in which he felt trapped. The "town" could also be symbolic of a bad time in his life-just throwing out ideas
I agree. It is a town that is his foundation. The place he is little Neil. I think we all have them. We go back and we turn 10 years old again. We just can't stay. We have to move on, be who we were intended to be. We need this place and we need to visit it every so often to remind ourselves of who we are and where we came from. It is a respite to moving on. We leave something we love because there is something better and...
I agree. It is a town that is his foundation. The place he is little Neil. I think we all have them. We go back and we turn 10 years old again. We just can't stay. We have to move on, be who we were intended to be. We need this place and we need to visit it every so often to remind ourselves of who we are and where we came from. It is a respite to moving on. We leave something we love because there is something better and where we need to be. But what a beautiful picture he paints with his words.
Blue, blue windows behind the stars,
Yellow moon on the rise,
Big birds flying across the sky,
Throwing shadows on our eyes.
Leave us
I wonder if it is about the town he grew up in (I think he is from Ontario) and he feels ambivalent towards what he considers his home and wanting to leave.
I wonder if it was about a dying lonely town in which he felt trapped. The "town" could also be symbolic of a bad time in his life-just throwing out ideas
Any other thoughts?
I agree. It is a town that is his foundation. The place he is little Neil. I think we all have them. We go back and we turn 10 years old again. We just can't stay. We have to move on, be who we were intended to be. We need this place and we need to visit it every so often to remind ourselves of who we are and where we came from. It is a respite to moving on. We leave something we love because there is something better and...
I agree. It is a town that is his foundation. The place he is little Neil. I think we all have them. We go back and we turn 10 years old again. We just can't stay. We have to move on, be who we were intended to be. We need this place and we need to visit it every so often to remind ourselves of who we are and where we came from. It is a respite to moving on. We leave something we love because there is something better and where we need to be. But what a beautiful picture he paints with his words.
Blue, blue windows behind the stars, Yellow moon on the rise, Big birds flying across the sky, Throwing shadows on our eyes. Leave us
Helpless, helpless, helpless
Love your words on this, mikedclovis. Absolutely true.
Love your words on this, mikedclovis. Absolutely true.