Homesickness and the longing for the love and the life left behind, as painful as it is, combined with solitude, does open occasional doors to soul-searching and self-discovery... All the doubts, worries, thoughts get tangled up in his mind -- all the verses seem to be written down as small notes on different, unrelated occasions. Fleeting thoughts, moments, observations, memories...
So the yearning for home, nostalgia, where everything is familiar and simple, is what keeps him sane when everything around him, including himself, are at the verge of falling apart...
@gatinha It's pretty rare that an interpretation on this website gives me potential insight into the songwriting process! I like the idea of Matt being on the road and taking down snippets of thoughts and observations only to compile them later on into this song.
@gatinha It's pretty rare that an interpretation on this website gives me potential insight into the songwriting process! I like the idea of Matt being on the road and taking down snippets of thoughts and observations only to compile them later on into this song.
Homesickness and the longing for the love and the life left behind, as painful as it is, combined with solitude, does open occasional doors to soul-searching and self-discovery... All the doubts, worries, thoughts get tangled up in his mind -- all the verses seem to be written down as small notes on different, unrelated occasions. Fleeting thoughts, moments, observations, memories... So the yearning for home, nostalgia, where everything is familiar and simple, is what keeps him sane when everything around him, including himself, are at the verge of falling apart...
@gatinha It's pretty rare that an interpretation on this website gives me potential insight into the songwriting process! I like the idea of Matt being on the road and taking down snippets of thoughts and observations only to compile them later on into this song.
@gatinha It's pretty rare that an interpretation on this website gives me potential insight into the songwriting process! I like the idea of Matt being on the road and taking down snippets of thoughts and observations only to compile them later on into this song.