I think this is about a woman and a man split up by war. And he is sympathizing's with their situation.
"It ain't no jive, I was burning alive
Whenever you walk in the room"
he is saying that he had a genuine connection with his wife, he really loved her. but in the next two lines,
"It happened so quickly
I was feeling so sickly
Like a lover who lost his muse"
All the sudden he has to go to war. It makes him sad/sick, he is a lover whose lost his love.
Then later in the song it says,
"I don't know when I'll be coming home baby
But I shall sympathize"
So he is waiting to find out when he can go home (waiting is common in the American military)
And then at the end :
"She drops to the floor
Her head's by the door
Her bible is by her side
Heaven is calling
The new world is falling
And she ain't got a single person left "
she is devastated because her lover has died at war. She spent all her time waiting for him to come home and now he never was going to... she feels alone in the world without him.
I think this is about a woman and a man split up by war. And he is sympathizing's with their situation.
"It ain't no jive, I was burning alive Whenever you walk in the room" he is saying that he had a genuine connection with his wife, he really loved her. but in the next two lines, "It happened so quickly I was feeling so sickly Like a lover who lost his muse" All the sudden he has to go to war. It makes him sad/sick, he is a lover whose lost his love.
Then later in the song it says, "I don't know when I'll be coming home baby But I shall sympathize"
So he is waiting to find out when he can go home (waiting is common in the American military)
And then at the end : "She drops to the floor Her head's by the door Her bible is by her side Heaven is calling The new world is falling And she ain't got a single person left " she is devastated because her lover has died at war. She spent all her time waiting for him to come home and now he never was going to... she feels alone in the world without him.
and of course, amos sympathizes :)