"Here we are, stuck by this river..." What a strange way to begin such a beautiful song! The protagonist seems to be reclined at the side of a river, staring up into space. His thoughts appear to be drifting. He has a companion, but still seems alone. He feels "as if on an ocean" (echoing the protagonist of "Julie With..."), forgetful and isolated. His companion speaks "as if from a distance." Even his words appear alien to him, "from another time." Nothing around him seems to make sense in the moment.
This feels to me like the flow of time, the slow progression and forgetfulness of age. The silence of approaching death -- I can see perhaps an elderly man, trapped in his thoughts, unable to express himself from within a slowly decaying body.
"Here we are, stuck by this river..." What a strange way to begin such a beautiful song! The protagonist seems to be reclined at the side of a river, staring up into space. His thoughts appear to be drifting. He has a companion, but still seems alone. He feels "as if on an ocean" (echoing the protagonist of "Julie With..."), forgetful and isolated. His companion speaks "as if from a distance." Even his words appear alien to him, "from another time." Nothing around him seems to make sense in the moment.
This feels to me like the flow of time, the slow progression and forgetfulness of age. The silence of approaching death -- I can see perhaps an elderly man, trapped in his thoughts, unable to express himself from within a slowly decaying body.
@msmoxwilliams I like your interpretation it is very non-stick.
@msmoxwilliams I like your interpretation it is very non-stick.