Wow, what a great song. Simple, melodic, slightly cosmic and altogether refined and well played. A classic work of songwriting for the song's musicality and lyrics from one of the most underrated albums in rock and roll, Amorica. It's a relationship-on-the- road song--a couple striving to make things work against the odds. Even more, it's about moving onward and upward in spite of past transgressions, especially in relationships. The lyrics suggest a tumultuous relationship between two lovers, possibly new to each other, who, when things are going well, are capable of incredible, often improbable things: "On a good day . . . we can part the sea." However, every rose has its thorn. When things are not so good, even simple things, like the "glory" shared between two lovers, are impossible to attain: "On a bad day . . . Glory beyond our own reach." I am especially fond of the last four lines of this song. They seem to hint at an up-all-night argument (and possibly an intimate resolution?) between these two lovers. Fighting until dawn, neither one giving up because they are too much in love to let it all go, willing to give that last ounce of energy to save what is, more often than not, a tremendous, heartfelt connection between two people: "Tired, but wiser for the time." And, like all those who love another, there is more heartache on the horizon, "Lightning thirty miles away," and more trouble to get through in the future: "Three-thousand more in two days."
Whatever, it is, whatever your interpretation may be, you can't deny the song's musicianship. I still, to this day, listen to the back-to-back solos, guitar and organ, and still smile at the talent of this band. Excellent work, Crowes.
Wow, what a great song. Simple, melodic, slightly cosmic and altogether refined and well played. A classic work of songwriting for the song's musicality and lyrics from one of the most underrated albums in rock and roll, Amorica. It's a relationship-on-the- road song--a couple striving to make things work against the odds. Even more, it's about moving onward and upward in spite of past transgressions, especially in relationships. The lyrics suggest a tumultuous relationship between two lovers, possibly new to each other, who, when things are going well, are capable of incredible, often improbable things: "On a good day . . . we can part the sea." However, every rose has its thorn. When things are not so good, even simple things, like the "glory" shared between two lovers, are impossible to attain: "On a bad day . . . Glory beyond our own reach." I am especially fond of the last four lines of this song. They seem to hint at an up-all-night argument (and possibly an intimate resolution?) between these two lovers. Fighting until dawn, neither one giving up because they are too much in love to let it all go, willing to give that last ounce of energy to save what is, more often than not, a tremendous, heartfelt connection between two people: "Tired, but wiser for the time." And, like all those who love another, there is more heartache on the horizon, "Lightning thirty miles away," and more trouble to get through in the future: "Three-thousand more in two days."
Whatever, it is, whatever your interpretation may be, you can't deny the song's musicianship. I still, to this day, listen to the back-to-back solos, guitar and organ, and still smile at the talent of this band. Excellent work, Crowes.