This is my favorite song on the album. I wish it was longer, but maybe that's one reason why it's so perfect.
I'm glad to have found the lyrics here, but I still don't really get a clear meaning from them. He's definitely referencing what seems like WWII again, which I love because it reminds me of his older stuff.
To me, it seems also like a admit to some kind of defeat, and yet it's beautifully optimistic and hopeful. It also seems like he's talking about reaching out for something or trying to find an answer to lift him out off of the "ground" but he's in "a city where nobody hears."
He asks the question, "where should I begin, begin?" (Love the repetition on this part) and then ends conclusively with "he's the only one who knows the words." In my mind, I just think of him realizing he's really the only person who can answer his question; he has to find his own solution to his own qualms.
I think everyone has to deal with the realization that communication only goes so far at some time or another, and an obviously extreme example he uses is a young man sent to war, having to deal with death and being part of a tight-knit group of people who have to leave each other to die to save their own lives.
I would love to hear other people's interpretations.
Hi, yes this is my favorite on the album as well. It may be my favorite song he's written in general, although it's a close match between Forks and Knives and Cherbourg.
Hi, yes this is my favorite on the album as well. It may be my favorite song he's written in general, although it's a close match between Forks and Knives and Cherbourg.
For me, it's about trying to move forward, maybe in a completely different direction, and dealing with the consequences of doing so. Maybe he wants to start fresh, but doesn't know where/how to.
For me, it's about trying to move forward, maybe in a completely different direction, and dealing with the consequences of doing so. Maybe he wants to start fresh, but doesn't know where/how to.
I don't think this is the meaning, but sometimes when I listen to it I think of a relationship where the girl still has feelings for her ex. And he's doubting himself because the...
I don't think this is the meaning, but sometimes when I listen to it I think of a relationship where the girl still has feelings for her ex. And he's doubting himself because the ex knows her better than anyone else does.
I wish they had played this when I saw them a little more than a month ago at The Wellmont Theatre. I saw him outside after the show and got to talk to him for a bit. I would have asked about it. Such a great song.
Your take on it is good. Also, I feel like the narrator is saying that nature (the peacock) cannot be ignored, or destroyed, because it has things to teach us ("He's the only one who knows the words").
Your take on it is good. Also, I feel like the narrator is saying that nature (the peacock) cannot be ignored, or destroyed, because it has things to teach us ("He's the only one who knows the words").
This is my favorite song on the album. I wish it was longer, but maybe that's one reason why it's so perfect.
I'm glad to have found the lyrics here, but I still don't really get a clear meaning from them. He's definitely referencing what seems like WWII again, which I love because it reminds me of his older stuff.
To me, it seems also like a admit to some kind of defeat, and yet it's beautifully optimistic and hopeful. It also seems like he's talking about reaching out for something or trying to find an answer to lift him out off of the "ground" but he's in "a city where nobody hears."
He asks the question, "where should I begin, begin?" (Love the repetition on this part) and then ends conclusively with "he's the only one who knows the words." In my mind, I just think of him realizing he's really the only person who can answer his question; he has to find his own solution to his own qualms.
I think everyone has to deal with the realization that communication only goes so far at some time or another, and an obviously extreme example he uses is a young man sent to war, having to deal with death and being part of a tight-knit group of people who have to leave each other to die to save their own lives.
I would love to hear other people's interpretations.
Hi, yes this is my favorite on the album as well. It may be my favorite song he's written in general, although it's a close match between Forks and Knives and Cherbourg.
Hi, yes this is my favorite on the album as well. It may be my favorite song he's written in general, although it's a close match between Forks and Knives and Cherbourg.
For me, it's about trying to move forward, maybe in a completely different direction, and dealing with the consequences of doing so. Maybe he wants to start fresh, but doesn't know where/how to.
For me, it's about trying to move forward, maybe in a completely different direction, and dealing with the consequences of doing so. Maybe he wants to start fresh, but doesn't know where/how to.
I don't think this is the meaning, but sometimes when I listen to it I think of a relationship where the girl still has feelings for her ex. And he's doubting himself because the...
I don't think this is the meaning, but sometimes when I listen to it I think of a relationship where the girl still has feelings for her ex. And he's doubting himself because the ex knows her better than anyone else does.
I wish they had played this when I saw them a little more than a month ago at The Wellmont Theatre. I saw him outside after the show and got to talk to him for a bit. I would have asked about it. Such a great song.
Your take on it is good. Also, I feel like the narrator is saying that nature (the peacock) cannot be ignored, or destroyed, because it has things to teach us ("He's the only one who knows the words").
Your take on it is good. Also, I feel like the narrator is saying that nature (the peacock) cannot be ignored, or destroyed, because it has things to teach us ("He's the only one who knows the words").