Change of Time Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dakranii 

Cover art for Change of Time lyrics by Josh Ritter

An article with the Express (a Washington Post free daily) had a brief thought from Josh about each song on the So Runs the World Away Album. His comment on this one was:

"It's one of the touchstones of the record in terms of sound. I felt like I wanted it to be an epic about waking up and seeing the person you're lying next to."

From the lyrics it seems that if his dreams are taking him worlds away, sometimes dangerous place, and he wakes and sees the person he's lying next to, then continues sleeping away and dreaming with the body becoming the next dream.

My Interpretation