Harrowing guitar! The meaning seems obvious, but that doesn't mean all that much with Will Oldham. A guy has lost his woman/love. and is agonzing over what it would take to get her back or hold her. It's self-absorbed, as many Will Oldham songs are, and I don't mean that as a criticism. The song, to me, expresses pain over the loss of a love. And a great deal of helplessness.
Harrowing guitar! The meaning seems obvious, but that doesn't mean all that much with Will Oldham. A guy has lost his woman/love. and is agonzing over what it would take to get her back or hold her. It's self-absorbed, as many Will Oldham songs are, and I don't mean that as a criticism. The song, to me, expresses pain over the loss of a love. And a great deal of helplessness.