Great I can't delete my previous message as it seems it was mentioned in the second comment. However to put my interpretation on display, it seems to be about the faults of escapism as a path to joy- or better yet that when taking a path there deceptions that come along with it. Especially the line, "Is it honest like a fallen log to dream of things like a little river to the golden ground?" the characters of the song mentioned seem to be asking for an easy way to joy, an easy and clear path or sign that will lead them somewhere without there being deception.
Great I can't delete my previous message as it seems it was mentioned in the second comment. However to put my interpretation on display, it seems to be about the faults of escapism as a path to joy- or better yet that when taking a path there deceptions that come along with it. Especially the line, "Is it honest like a fallen log to dream of things like a little river to the golden ground?" the characters of the song mentioned seem to be asking for an easy way to joy, an easy and clear path or sign that will lead them somewhere without there being deception.