the word millstone is not in this song at all...the title is millstone, which is a burden, and also it is a stone that is used to grind and crush, but in the lyrics, in the chorus he says "milestone". it is a play on words.
the beginning of the song is about how people used to look up to him, and how he was like, an all around great guy. also he showed those he loved that he loved them. there was never any doubt. he also says how he used to be a faithful man when he says "i was about my father's work". his father is god. he slept well because he knew that he had something to believe in. then in the chorus he is asking god to take him and fix him up because the "ship of fools" are all the nonbelievers, and non believers go to hell. he wants to be saved from that fate. he says he has a milestone around his neck which is symbolic of a turning point in his life. he would do anything for god to save him, and to put the breath of life back into his faith. the next verse is again showing how he used to be this great guy. he also mentions how his friends fell apart after he began to change. the lines about knowing the people he kissed is saying how he used to be true in relationships and stuff but now hes just hooking up with random girls and not even really caring about them at all, not even enough to remember their names. the line about making a bed and not being able to sleep in it refers to how he made this life for himself, he made his own mistakes but now he cant really live with himself, he is very troubled by his past. then he goes into the chorus again asking to be saved and how hes at a turning point in his life (which by the way came about from his friends dying in a car crash which is mentioned in sowing season). the next part:
Never hit the brakes
there's no time to save him,
he's run out in the street
anybody know his name?
I think I recognize him
sure it's him?
running from that mistake
that is two guys, or two angels talking to each other. they are saying how they shouldnt save this guy because it will take too long. he left them in his past. he seems familiar to them, like maybe he could genuinely be coming back to his faith, but they are doubting it. they say he is running from his mistakes. jesse wrote that part because people doubt he is really looking for his faith again.then he goes back into the chorus. he truly does want his faith back
this is my interpretation, but i believe it is pretty close to jesse's actual intention when he wrote this song because it goes very well with the song before and the song after on the album.
the word millstone is not in this song at all...the title is millstone, which is a burden, and also it is a stone that is used to grind and crush, but in the lyrics, in the chorus he says "milestone". it is a play on words.
the beginning of the song is about how people used to look up to him, and how he was like, an all around great guy. also he showed those he loved that he loved them. there was never any doubt. he also says how he used to be a faithful man when he says "i was about my father's work". his father is god. he slept well because he knew that he had something to believe in. then in the chorus he is asking god to take him and fix him up because the "ship of fools" are all the nonbelievers, and non believers go to hell. he wants to be saved from that fate. he says he has a milestone around his neck which is symbolic of a turning point in his life. he would do anything for god to save him, and to put the breath of life back into his faith. the next verse is again showing how he used to be this great guy. he also mentions how his friends fell apart after he began to change. the lines about knowing the people he kissed is saying how he used to be true in relationships and stuff but now hes just hooking up with random girls and not even really caring about them at all, not even enough to remember their names. the line about making a bed and not being able to sleep in it refers to how he made this life for himself, he made his own mistakes but now he cant really live with himself, he is very troubled by his past. then he goes into the chorus again asking to be saved and how hes at a turning point in his life (which by the way came about from his friends dying in a car crash which is mentioned in sowing season). the next part: Never hit the brakes there's no time to save him, he's run out in the street anybody know his name? I think I recognize him sure it's him? running from that mistake
that is two guys, or two angels talking to each other. they are saying how they shouldnt save this guy because it will take too long. he left them in his past. he seems familiar to them, like maybe he could genuinely be coming back to his faith, but they are doubting it. they say he is running from his mistakes. jesse wrote that part because people doubt he is really looking for his faith again.then he goes back into the chorus. he truly does want his faith back
this is my interpretation, but i believe it is pretty close to jesse's actual intention when he wrote this song because it goes very well with the song before and the song after on the album.