I believe (unless I'm giving Mr. Gibbard too much credit, which is doubtful because he's pretty much a genius) that the title of this song may also be "Broken Yolk in Western Sky." I think it's a double entendre, by way of a homophone: yoke and yolk.
According to dictionary.com, a "yoke" is (among other things) "Something that connects or joins together; a bond or tie" obviously, a "broken yoke" meaning a failing relationship in this case.
But the first time I heard this song, I thought of it as "Broken Yolk In Western Sky," yolk meaning the yellow part of an egg. The sun sets in the west, and I know I've seen at least ten sunsets that makes the sun look like it's actually broken yolk splattered in the western portion of the sky. And as it seems like they're driving (literally or metaphorically, who knows) he could be looking out the window and seeing this beautiful sunset in the west while knowing that he's about to cut ties with his girlfriend.
It works both ways... ahh!
This song is heartbreakingly beautiful and absolutely fantastic.
Pilots use a yoke to steer and control an airplane. A broken yoke would only mean the plane's imminent doom. Turbulence, a crash, and an end; as musicforlife! pointed out, it's a falling and failing relationship.
Pilots use a yoke to steer and control an airplane. A broken yoke would only mean the plane's imminent doom. Turbulence, a crash, and an end; as musicforlife! pointed out, it's a falling and failing relationship.
I believe (unless I'm giving Mr. Gibbard too much credit, which is doubtful because he's pretty much a genius) that the title of this song may also be "Broken Yolk in Western Sky." I think it's a double entendre, by way of a homophone: yoke and yolk.
According to dictionary.com, a "yoke" is (among other things) "Something that connects or joins together; a bond or tie" obviously, a "broken yoke" meaning a failing relationship in this case.
But the first time I heard this song, I thought of it as "Broken Yolk In Western Sky," yolk meaning the yellow part of an egg. The sun sets in the west, and I know I've seen at least ten sunsets that makes the sun look like it's actually broken yolk splattered in the western portion of the sky. And as it seems like they're driving (literally or metaphorically, who knows) he could be looking out the window and seeing this beautiful sunset in the west while knowing that he's about to cut ties with his girlfriend.
It works both ways... ahh!
This song is heartbreakingly beautiful and absolutely fantastic.
Pilots use a yoke to steer and control an airplane. A broken yoke would only mean the plane's imminent doom. Turbulence, a crash, and an end; as musicforlife! pointed out, it's a falling and failing relationship.
Pilots use a yoke to steer and control an airplane. A broken yoke would only mean the plane's imminent doom. Turbulence, a crash, and an end; as musicforlife! pointed out, it's a falling and failing relationship.
Like a plane.
Like a plane.