"Hejira" isn't just a road trip. It refers to the prophet Muhammad's flight from suffering in Mecca to refuge in Medina. I think there's a reason Joni used "Hejira" instead of "road trip". Throughout the entire album, there are references to traveling and running away, yes. But she's running from something in specific: love! She's running from her suffering and finding refuge in the roads, just as Muhammad ran from Mecca to Medina.
"Hejira" isn't just a road trip. It refers to the prophet Muhammad's flight from suffering in Mecca to refuge in Medina. I think there's a reason Joni used "Hejira" instead of "road trip". Throughout the entire album, there are references to traveling and running away, yes. But she's running from something in specific: love! She's running from her suffering and finding refuge in the roads, just as Muhammad ran from Mecca to Medina.