Red Clay Halo Lyrics

Lyric discussion by sweetadeleiiine 

Cover art for Red Clay Halo lyrics by Gillian Welch

To me, this song is about being raised in an ungood way that makes your difference from others so salient that you're not invited in even when you're around. Regardless, it's about a loneliness so deep and unbearable that it will exist forever; even perfect heaven can't squelch the separation, the lack of company.