In the majority of Jose Gonzalez's songs, I hear pain and an underlying frustration. I believe the pain is caused by the things he bore witness to, whether literally or emotionally. To me, the frustration is from his inability to produce a concrete answer to the questions that the inner pain makes him ask.
His voice always seems to carry a tone of despair. Disappointed in the world's ability to cause pain and it's inability to produce definite answers, he looks to interpersonal relationships as the only light. When he says "we'll cast some light and you'll be alright for now," I feel as if he is saying "the world may be a place devoid of light and love, but we can make our own. We are only temporary, and human in our capabilities. Still, we can generate our own light, for each other, if only for a while."
I think that's an interesting interpretation of the song. I can relate to that too, so that makes it even more interesting. I'm only wondering if you have any idea what the sentence 'crosses all over the boulevard' could mean? I do have a feeling what it could mean, but i'm not sure if can describe it..
I think that's an interesting interpretation of the song. I can relate to that too, so that makes it even more interesting. I'm only wondering if you have any idea what the sentence 'crosses all over the boulevard' could mean? I do have a feeling what it could mean, but i'm not sure if can describe it..
I think the sentence stands for things in the world that frustrate you, like (as you said) the inability to produce definite answers, the worlds ability to cause pain, the fact that you try to look for a meaning in a meaningless world,...
I think the sentence stands for things in the world that frustrate you, like (as you said) the inability to produce definite answers, the worlds ability to cause pain, the fact that you try to look for a meaning in a meaningless world, unfairness etc etc..
In the majority of Jose Gonzalez's songs, I hear pain and an underlying frustration. I believe the pain is caused by the things he bore witness to, whether literally or emotionally. To me, the frustration is from his inability to produce a concrete answer to the questions that the inner pain makes him ask. His voice always seems to carry a tone of despair. Disappointed in the world's ability to cause pain and it's inability to produce definite answers, he looks to interpersonal relationships as the only light. When he says "we'll cast some light and you'll be alright for now," I feel as if he is saying "the world may be a place devoid of light and love, but we can make our own. We are only temporary, and human in our capabilities. Still, we can generate our own light, for each other, if only for a while."
I think that's an interesting interpretation of the song. I can relate to that too, so that makes it even more interesting. I'm only wondering if you have any idea what the sentence 'crosses all over the boulevard' could mean? I do have a feeling what it could mean, but i'm not sure if can describe it..
I think that's an interesting interpretation of the song. I can relate to that too, so that makes it even more interesting. I'm only wondering if you have any idea what the sentence 'crosses all over the boulevard' could mean? I do have a feeling what it could mean, but i'm not sure if can describe it..
I think the sentence stands for things in the world that frustrate you, like (as you said) the inability to produce definite answers, the worlds ability to cause pain, the fact that you try to look for a meaning in a meaningless world,...
I think the sentence stands for things in the world that frustrate you, like (as you said) the inability to produce definite answers, the worlds ability to cause pain, the fact that you try to look for a meaning in a meaningless world, unfairness etc etc..
What do you think?