I would agree with what people have said about a portion of this song eluding to a story about Conor Oberst. Especially with the line "I watched him pen a 'Perfect Sonnet'" It doesn't get much clearer than that.
Moving on the song seems to be telling a friend (possibly Oberst) to let a woman go because she is causing some sort of emotional pain.
Again the song switches topic into speaking about a beautiful woman who sees herself as much too ordinary, but satisfied.
This woman gives birth to a child and it's a humbling and very real experience. She's just a mother, a maid, a normal person.
Again the lyrics urge the idea that if someone or something is causing pain or unhappiness, you should leave it behind you. And possibly this advice he all he "could afford".
I would agree with what people have said about a portion of this song eluding to a story about Conor Oberst. Especially with the line "I watched him pen a 'Perfect Sonnet'" It doesn't get much clearer than that.
Moving on the song seems to be telling a friend (possibly Oberst) to let a woman go because she is causing some sort of emotional pain.
Again the song switches topic into speaking about a beautiful woman who sees herself as much too ordinary, but satisfied. This woman gives birth to a child and it's a humbling and very real experience. She's just a mother, a maid, a normal person.
Again the lyrics urge the idea that if someone or something is causing pain or unhappiness, you should leave it behind you. And possibly this advice he all he "could afford".