Lyric discussion by divrekku 

Cover art for Spark lyrics by Over the Rhine

I think it has less to do with the US over the past six years and more to do with humanity in general. People are often paralyzed by their fears, and you cannot allow your fears to rule your life.

This is less a political statement and more to do with an internal reflection on why we do the things we do.

And Kathryn has said this on numerous occasions that John to whom this song refers is John Lennon. The original Dreamer.