it seems like this song is a realization of sorts. he's written a lot about wanting to go back home and stop touring. i think this song is about how he finally got a break and could spend some time home, and it wasn't what he remembered. his hometown has changed, people he knew have gone, and it's just not the place where he belongs anymore.
how he says that all he can think about is the fall, and "the frets on the board, my progression of chords". most likely he is going back on tour in the fall, and he is looking toward that with an anticipation he never thought he would feel.
i mean, it's really obvious what this song means, it's not cryptic or metaphorical (or if it is, the metaphor is over my head). but it is moving in a way... the realization that not only has your home changed, but you have too, and you just don't belong there anymore.
it seems like this song is a realization of sorts. he's written a lot about wanting to go back home and stop touring. i think this song is about how he finally got a break and could spend some time home, and it wasn't what he remembered. his hometown has changed, people he knew have gone, and it's just not the place where he belongs anymore.
how he says that all he can think about is the fall, and "the frets on the board, my progression of chords". most likely he is going back on tour in the fall, and he is looking toward that with an anticipation he never thought he would feel.
i mean, it's really obvious what this song means, it's not cryptic or metaphorical (or if it is, the metaphor is over my head). but it is moving in a way... the realization that not only has your home changed, but you have too, and you just don't belong there anymore.