This song is awesome and I can't believe know one has commented on it. If you like Bob Dylan...this is someone for you. I think that Joe's stuff is better though. Just more appropriate to our times, as Dylan is a bit outdated in some songs.
Anyway I think the song is just about life and life's experiences. Getting through various challenges and overcoming differences between people etc. and getting through it at least thats what the 1st half of the song is about (up to the 3rd last verse). Its basically about life up until the point of meeting the person that you love and the last 3 versus are just about getting to know one another and becoming familiar with the other persons habits. the last line(s) of the song he is basically saying that despite all their differences underneath his skin, his different moods, facades, and actions his heart will always love her. He truly loves her despite their differences.
Anyway I could go more in depth and analyze each paragraph and what they mean to me but that would just take me away from listening to this awesome song.
I love this song...my interpretation is nowhere near yours however...which is if funny to me because...that's what music/lyric is....touches everyone's heart differently. I don't see it as his singing about a love interest at all....I think he's describing his own life and what is important to him in his heart.
I love this song...my interpretation is nowhere near yours however...which is if funny to me because...that's what music/lyric is....touches everyone's heart differently. I don't see it as his singing about a love interest at all....I think he's describing his own life and what is important to him in his heart.
I think the first part about shipwrecks and "I've come to wish aloud among the overdressed crowd. Come to witness now the sinking of the ship. Throwing pennies from the seatop next to it." Is about his attending his father's funeral/burial. People...
I think the first part about shipwrecks and "I've come to wish aloud among the overdressed crowd. Come to witness now the sinking of the ship. Throwing pennies from the seatop next to it." Is about his attending his father's funeral/burial. People dressed up, sinking of the ship, throwing pennies from the seatop......I see that as all attending his father's burial...his casket going down and throwing pennies from the seatop I see as placing flowers atop the casket as it goes into the ground.
I think this part: "I say the more I buy the more I'm bought. And the more I'm bought the less I cost." is my favorite line....because it is SOOOOOOOOO TRUE!
Then I think the ending (and mind you, I'm not a hugely religious advocate or anything, but it touched me as follows): I think he's referencing Jesus or at least New Testament Biblical references because of the following:
"I've come to ask them for a lot (like Lottery--there was a lottery for Jesus' clothing); I've come to ransack and spill (when Jesus went into the church and overturns the merchants tables); manger that you sleep in ; stranger that you keep; before we met I knew we'd meet; insist I leave with a kiss (Jesus identified to his captures by being sigled out with a kiss); I mean so many things; treasure in my chest (where your heart lies, there your treasure lies also).
This song is awesome and I can't believe know one has commented on it. If you like Bob Dylan...this is someone for you. I think that Joe's stuff is better though. Just more appropriate to our times, as Dylan is a bit outdated in some songs.
Anyway I think the song is just about life and life's experiences. Getting through various challenges and overcoming differences between people etc. and getting through it at least thats what the 1st half of the song is about (up to the 3rd last verse). Its basically about life up until the point of meeting the person that you love and the last 3 versus are just about getting to know one another and becoming familiar with the other persons habits. the last line(s) of the song he is basically saying that despite all their differences underneath his skin, his different moods, facades, and actions his heart will always love her. He truly loves her despite their differences.
Anyway I could go more in depth and analyze each paragraph and what they mean to me but that would just take me away from listening to this awesome song.
I love this song...my interpretation is nowhere near yours however...which is if funny to me because...that's what music/lyric is....touches everyone's heart differently. I don't see it as his singing about a love interest at all....I think he's describing his own life and what is important to him in his heart.
I love this song...my interpretation is nowhere near yours however...which is if funny to me because...that's what music/lyric is....touches everyone's heart differently. I don't see it as his singing about a love interest at all....I think he's describing his own life and what is important to him in his heart.
I think the first part about shipwrecks and "I've come to wish aloud among the overdressed crowd. Come to witness now the sinking of the ship. Throwing pennies from the seatop next to it." Is about his attending his father's funeral/burial. People...
I think the first part about shipwrecks and "I've come to wish aloud among the overdressed crowd. Come to witness now the sinking of the ship. Throwing pennies from the seatop next to it." Is about his attending his father's funeral/burial. People dressed up, sinking of the ship, throwing pennies from the seatop......I see that as all attending his father's burial...his casket going down and throwing pennies from the seatop I see as placing flowers atop the casket as it goes into the ground.
I think this part: "I say the more I buy the more I'm bought. And the more I'm bought the less I cost." is my favorite line....because it is SOOOOOOOOO TRUE!
Then I think the ending (and mind you, I'm not a hugely religious advocate or anything, but it touched me as follows): I think he's referencing Jesus or at least New Testament Biblical references because of the following: "I've come to ask them for a lot (like Lottery--there was a lottery for Jesus' clothing); I've come to ransack and spill (when Jesus went into the church and overturns the merchants tables); manger that you sleep in ; stranger that you keep; before we met I knew we'd meet; insist I leave with a kiss (Jesus identified to his captures by being sigled out with a kiss); I mean so many things; treasure in my chest (where your heart lies, there your treasure lies also).
Anyhow...just thoughts.....