In the lyrics I see three very wise men and probably one wise woman in a car heading west on the streets or highways of predominantly christian America in a semi-meditative state you get in sometimes as a passenger on a very long trip. All kinds of thoughts and feelings come up into consciousness, some very briefly, some disappear bypassing the memory completely. Zen knows of a feeling of being on the edge of satori (or at least kensho), when you might need a push to really "fall into it". The push however doesn't come and the only thing that remains are these lyrics and a powerfull contrasting driving sound of this song that I enjoy so much playing out real loud in my car. The sound however tells me, that the eastern star the wise driver in the car is following might as well be a Texaco star or directly a western star truck.
The themes seem to be spiritual vs. mundane experiences and the (in)ability to reach epiphany or enlightenment.
In the lyrics I see three very wise men and probably one wise woman in a car heading west on the streets or highways of predominantly christian America in a semi-meditative state you get in sometimes as a passenger on a very long trip. All kinds of thoughts and feelings come up into consciousness, some very briefly, some disappear bypassing the memory completely. Zen knows of a feeling of being on the edge of satori (or at least kensho), when you might need a push to really "fall into it". The push however doesn't come and the only thing that remains are these lyrics and a powerfull contrasting driving sound of this song that I enjoy so much playing out real loud in my car. The sound however tells me, that the eastern star the wise driver in the car is following might as well be a Texaco star or directly a western star truck.
The themes seem to be spiritual vs. mundane experiences and the (in)ability to reach epiphany or enlightenment.