To The East Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Niccolo 

Cover art for To The East lyrics by Electrelane

the lead guitar riff in this song is fucking amazing. furthermore, i love how it disappears in the middle of the song but comes back towards the end (after the numerous repetitions of "it could be home"). nice touch; great composition!

my impression of the song's meaning: the persona longs to be with someone, as suggested by the ff lines:

"i want to be with you...", ... "the East ain't so far away, but it could be home to you & me," ... "'come back, come back home to me,' i'm just waiting until you say those words," ...

furthermore, "come -back- home to me" imply that they used to live together (more specifically, they used to share a home). the persona is probably longing for somebody who decided to leave. how sad.

and oh, the lead guitar is so awesome. just had to say that again...

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