My interpretations may be a little different than others, but this is what PGs words mean to me:
"spine against spine" speaks of the times I disagreed or argued with my dad as if facing opposite directions in our opinions...
"'til the warmth comes through" meaning the eventual reconciliation as the warmth of love penetrates that ego and emotional stubborness
"Remember the breakwaters....." the moment I first realized my dependence upon Dad's support...
"Dogs, plows and bows" reminds me of family times (pet dogs, bows of gifts) working times (plows = labor)
"Struggling in our seperate ways" as we each grow into our own identity with our own struggles and problems
"Mantras and hymns" I think of the times my dad would repeat and drive into me core values and life's messages he thought I had to remember, including religious values (hymns)
"unfolding limbs" I think of the opening arms of his unconditional acceptance and forgiveness
"release thru the pain" enduring hard times for the sake of the family
"looking up above...he too is dreaming...his daddys love" speaks to me of the generations passing down the love of fatherhood and also in a way of a God the Father relationship we have
"So many years, now these tears...still your child" made me feel that no matter how many years I am always connected and that same child who found his courage at the waves...
"we take a pause...how far we've come...moving quite slow..how far can we go..." is my reflection upon it all and recognizing our mortality and contemplating the love that is shared with my dad
My father died last week. This song touched me in a profound way. I wrote the lyrics on a picture of my dad surrounded by me, my wife and 4 kids. It was a picture of the last time I saw him. I put it in his coffin so it is with him forever.
couldnt have described it better, Woodysing.
one of the reasons this song is easy to relate to, is because it is not overly romantic, but acknowledge the difficulties between the father and son.
i got tears in my ears by reading the lyrics and the memory of the song.
couldnt have described it better, Woodysing.
one of the reasons this song is easy to relate to, is because it is not overly romantic, but acknowledge the difficulties between the father and son.
i got tears in my ears by reading the lyrics and the memory of the song.
My interpretations may be a little different than others, but this is what PGs words mean to me: "spine against spine" speaks of the times I disagreed or argued with my dad as if facing opposite directions in our opinions... "'til the warmth comes through" meaning the eventual reconciliation as the warmth of love penetrates that ego and emotional stubborness "Remember the breakwaters....." the moment I first realized my dependence upon Dad's support... "Dogs, plows and bows" reminds me of family times (pet dogs, bows of gifts) working times (plows = labor) "Struggling in our seperate ways" as we each grow into our own identity with our own struggles and problems "Mantras and hymns" I think of the times my dad would repeat and drive into me core values and life's messages he thought I had to remember, including religious values (hymns) "unfolding limbs" I think of the opening arms of his unconditional acceptance and forgiveness "release thru the pain" enduring hard times for the sake of the family "looking up above...he too is dreaming...his daddys love" speaks to me of the generations passing down the love of fatherhood and also in a way of a God the Father relationship we have "So many years, now these tears...still your child" made me feel that no matter how many years I am always connected and that same child who found his courage at the waves... "we take a pause...how far we've come...moving quite slow..how far can we go..." is my reflection upon it all and recognizing our mortality and contemplating the love that is shared with my dad
My father died last week. This song touched me in a profound way. I wrote the lyrics on a picture of my dad surrounded by me, my wife and 4 kids. It was a picture of the last time I saw him. I put it in his coffin so it is with him forever.
couldnt have described it better, Woodysing. one of the reasons this song is easy to relate to, is because it is not overly romantic, but acknowledge the difficulties between the father and son. i got tears in my ears by reading the lyrics and the memory of the song.
couldnt have described it better, Woodysing. one of the reasons this song is easy to relate to, is because it is not overly romantic, but acknowledge the difficulties between the father and son. i got tears in my ears by reading the lyrics and the memory of the song.