I'm under the opinion that this is either about a child or adult running away, or somone getting kicked out of their home and family, as notarized by the first two lines. The questions about praying indicate either the wanting to leave before the person did, or that he wishes to forget his past now that he has been removed from this family/home setting. Walking the longest mile perhaps refers to the journey that he is on, and it's length because of the constant thought of being removed from this setting. The fifth stanza is fuzzy for this explanation, but perhaps it points to the vengance of this indiviudal. I also believe the chorus refers to dreaming with thoughts past, and The Regulator governing the dream, or perhaps some supernatural being.
This is definately a really deep, thoughtful song, one of my favourites by Clutch.
I'm under the opinion that this is either about a child or adult running away, or somone getting kicked out of their home and family, as notarized by the first two lines. The questions about praying indicate either the wanting to leave before the person did, or that he wishes to forget his past now that he has been removed from this family/home setting. Walking the longest mile perhaps refers to the journey that he is on, and it's length because of the constant thought of being removed from this setting. The fifth stanza is fuzzy for this explanation, but perhaps it points to the vengance of this indiviudal. I also believe the chorus refers to dreaming with thoughts past, and The Regulator governing the dream, or perhaps some supernatural being. This is definately a really deep, thoughtful song, one of my favourites by Clutch.