On and On and On Lyrics

Lyric discussion by cocoonlady 

Cover art for On and On and On lyrics by Wilco

I think of the ocean when I hear this song- which I'm assuming was his point when making this song. The repetitive riff of just two notes and as loldoctor put it- its crescendos and decrescendos, it's very wave like. Also his mention of tides does it in for me. For the most part the ocean is calm, but once in a while you'll get a surge of crashing waves (u can't deny even the gentlest tide) and the ocean is so expansive it seems to go on and on and on.