This song is so good. From my interpretation, while on a bus ride through Indiana, he becomes aware of the lost ancient beauty of the unpopulated, primitive physical features of the land, and slips into a vision of these features coming to life before him. He connects with them and their uncertainty (hazy sea) and the realization of the intrusion of modern development (well-lighted homes, ceaseless light) drives him sort of mad.
This song is so good. From my interpretation, while on a bus ride through Indiana, he becomes aware of the lost ancient beauty of the unpopulated, primitive physical features of the land, and slips into a vision of these features coming to life before him. He connects with them and their uncertainty (hazy sea) and the realization of the intrusion of modern development (well-lighted homes, ceaseless light) drives him sort of mad.