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| Sun Kil Moon – Carry Me Ohio Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Well, I've read through the other comments, but I think I take it a little differently. I don't think it's about a literal person, but rather a personification of Ohio. I think the author of the song is grieving the death of "green green youth" of the midwest by the modern destruction of the land and communities i.e "riding back/where the highway met dead end tracks/the ground is now cement and glass/so far away." He's singing about leaving and how, unlike other lovers, he still "burns" for her, however can't love her back in the same way anymore. The metaphorical use of an intimate relationship to describe his love for what is presumably his home state, illustrates how everything is relative and that places, just like people, change over time, but it's the memories that keep you bonded. It was a part of who you became, but the romance cannot last forever because ultimately lovers grow apart. Which pairs nicely with the morose tone and weeping inflections in his voice. |
submissions
| Sun Kil Moon – Carry Me Ohio Lyrics
| 14 years ago
|
|
Well, I've read through the other comments, but I think I take it a little differently. I don't think it's about a literal person, but rather a personification of Ohio. I think the author of the song is grieving the death of "green green youth" of the midwest by the modern destruction of the land and communities i.e "riding back/where the highway met dead end tracks/the ground is now cement and glass/so far away." He's singing about leaving and how, unlike other lovers, he still "burns" for her, however can't love her back in the same way anymore. The metaphorical use of an intimate relationship to describe his love for what is presumably his home town, illustrates how everything is relative and that places, just like people, change over time, but it's the memories that keep you bonded. It was a part of who you became, but the romance cannot last forever because ultimately lovers grow apart. Which pairs nicely with the morose tone and weeping inflections in his voice. |
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