This song has to be, largely, be about life flying by. Grab your moments/memories, as you can. The years WILL fly by, none the less(because they all 'melt into a dream). (It didn't really at the time, but)It tells us tried and true DeadHeads the 'broken angel singing from a guitar' is, OF COURSE, Jerry! 'Cards are down; pavement; broken dreams', speak to life and time marching on, regardless of our efforts, there's nothing left to see, with the enormity of time. 'Nothing you can hold for very long' really needs no interpretation! All there is and EVERYTHING just passes. Very deep and hauntingly beautiful song! Jerry's music and Hunter's lyrics ARE in a totally different place from the norm we know. Hence: 'In the end there's still that song'.
This song has to be, largely, be about life flying by. Grab your moments/memories, as you can. The years WILL fly by, none the less(because they all 'melt into a dream). (It didn't really at the time, but)It tells us tried and true DeadHeads the 'broken angel singing from a guitar' is, OF COURSE, Jerry! 'Cards are down; pavement; broken dreams', speak to life and time marching on, regardless of our efforts, there's nothing left to see, with the enormity of time. 'Nothing you can hold for very long' really needs no interpretation! All there is and EVERYTHING just passes. Very deep and hauntingly beautiful song! Jerry's music and Hunter's lyrics ARE in a totally different place from the norm we know. Hence: 'In the end there's still that song'.