in reference to the "driving snow that drives me home to you" section...well, i feel like this whole song is an ode to the death of innocence and the acting in a romanticized world where everything we see is mystical and magical, yet at the same time, simplified and obvious... and everything we see is a sign hinting at our part in some beautifully constructed scheme... and i think about how when snow is falling, everything is very quiet, because all of the creatures are nestled up somewhere save, knowing they should be home, where they belong (where it's safe from the cold)... but the abilities held by man allows us to drive, travel and venture beyond where we should be, perhaps.....and he needs to be/should be back home or with this other person? it's something that's so seemingly obvious, but with age and all of the distractions that follow...he is deaf to the call to go home. to her, maybe. it's something as simple as a child acknowledging the fact that he needs his mother, but maybe he doesn't know/can't admit he needs her or something like that....i don't really know. it sure is a purdy song though.
in reference to the "driving snow that drives me home to you" section...well, i feel like this whole song is an ode to the death of innocence and the acting in a romanticized world where everything we see is mystical and magical, yet at the same time, simplified and obvious... and everything we see is a sign hinting at our part in some beautifully constructed scheme... and i think about how when snow is falling, everything is very quiet, because all of the creatures are nestled up somewhere save, knowing they should be home, where they belong (where it's safe from the cold)... but the abilities held by man allows us to drive, travel and venture beyond where we should be, perhaps.....and he needs to be/should be back home or with this other person? it's something that's so seemingly obvious, but with age and all of the distractions that follow...he is deaf to the call to go home. to her, maybe. it's something as simple as a child acknowledging the fact that he needs his mother, but maybe he doesn't know/can't admit he needs her or something like that....i don't really know. it sure is a purdy song though.