The meaning isn't too compicated; this is about needing to forget the memory of a past love and the impossibility of such a futile attempt. I have to agree with discman about the lyrics, but I think the Indigo girls' poetry has only gotten better. If you like this, I suggest listening to: The Language or the Kiss, Love will come to You, Fugitive, Ghost, Philosophy of loss... the list goes on and I would say many songs match or exceed the power of this one
The meaning isn't too compicated; this is about needing to forget the memory of a past love and the impossibility of such a futile attempt. I have to agree with discman about the lyrics, but I think the Indigo girls' poetry has only gotten better. If you like this, I suggest listening to: The Language or the Kiss, Love will come to You, Fugitive, Ghost, Philosophy of loss... the list goes on and I would say many songs match or exceed the power of this one