I think it is about being trapped in cliches and wanting out -- wanting a new melody and a new language. why? to talk, to address the silence that kills all relationships, including the relationship we have with ourselves. It seems like there are two relationships being sung about: the singer's relationship to himself (and his craft), and second, his relationship with a significant other. The song seems to suggest that, trapped in cliches, making new tunes and keeping old ones from dying is itself something to sing against....and don't you think the way JG sings in this song expresses that? i think it's a great song too.
I think it is about being trapped in cliches and wanting out -- wanting a new melody and a new language. why? to talk, to address the silence that kills all relationships, including the relationship we have with ourselves. It seems like there are two relationships being sung about: the singer's relationship to himself (and his craft), and second, his relationship with a significant other. The song seems to suggest that, trapped in cliches, making new tunes and keeping old ones from dying is itself something to sing against....and don't you think the way JG sings in this song expresses that? i think it's a great song too.