"Heard the Eternal Footman bought himself a bike to race" - A realisation of time starting to go faster.
This song always struck me as one about a sad, unhappy guy, "pretty good year" is said in a bittersweet tone.
He doesn't want his good days to be over, but they are soon gonna be "sometimes he's aware that they're drawing him in" - time and history are drawing him in, making him lose his youth, and that makes him unhappy.
"Heard the Eternal Footman bought himself a bike to race" - A realisation of time starting to go faster.
This song always struck me as one about a sad, unhappy guy, "pretty good year" is said in a bittersweet tone.
He doesn't want his good days to be over, but they are soon gonna be "sometimes he's aware that they're drawing him in" - time and history are drawing him in, making him lose his youth, and that makes him unhappy.