Bridges and Balloons Lyrics

Lyric discussion by myeh_man 

Cover art for Bridges and Balloons lyrics by Joanna Newsom

Well, going out on a limb, and I know I'm wrong, but I feel like the song is about someone that Joanna loved "My love", and how they were kind of someone who didn't quite have the lust for life that Joanna had, and so she took them out sailing, and how at first they didn't enjoy it but as time went on, "A Thimblesworth of Milky Moon can touch hearts larger than a thimble".