"How could I run without losing anything? How could I run without becoming lean?"
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle and Have One On Me paint a sort of picture of Callahan/Newsom split to me. And this here seems like an aftermath, particularly "It was agreed, it was me tearing out the baby's breath." Seems to be accepting full responsibility for the literal or metaphorical abortion chronicled in Joanna's "Baby Birch."
But also they all point to this notion that Bill had to leave and move on, like a shark that must keep moving to stay alive. But he's a human, how could he stay in motion without losing something precious or becoming "malnourished" of the basic human needs satisfied by familial or romantic love.
"How could I run without losing anything? How could I run without becoming lean?"
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle and Have One On Me paint a sort of picture of Callahan/Newsom split to me. And this here seems like an aftermath, particularly "It was agreed, it was me tearing out the baby's breath." Seems to be accepting full responsibility for the literal or metaphorical abortion chronicled in Joanna's "Baby Birch."
But also they all point to this notion that Bill had to leave and move on, like a shark that must keep moving to stay alive. But he's a human, how could he stay in motion without losing something precious or becoming "malnourished" of the basic human needs satisfied by familial or romantic love.