New Auburn
Journey through New Auburn: Echoes of Life's Unseen Stories
Lyrics
You rolling, Jim? (Rolling)
The speaker asks Jim if he's ready or moving forward ("rolling").
Every time I drive up on 53
Refers to driving on Route 53, suggesting a journey or passage.
I'm seeing sideways up ahead of me
The speaker sees potential trouble or challenges ("sideways") in the distance.
There's little lakes, there's little fountains
Describes various small features of the landscape, possibly symbolizing the beauty in small things.
There's little molehills made out of mountains
Suggests that small issues ("molehills") seem significant ("mountains").
There's little prayers that I perceive, oh
The speaker notices small acts of faith or hope.
Every time I drive up on 54
Refers to driving on Route 54, continuing the journey metaphor.
It goes past Mick's and Dick's general store
Mentions specific stores along the route.
There goes the signal and it's dropped for miles
Signal loss or lack of communication for an extended distance.
There goes the static at the top of the dial
Static interference, possibly representing obstacles or challenges in communication.
Every wild man screamed it
People expressed something loudly or passionately in the past.
By only a hundred years, away now
Reflects on a distant time, suggesting a considerable gap ("a hundred years").
Who am I to witness? Who am I to see?
The speaker questions their role as a witness or observer of events.
Who am I to notice which way a tree
Questions the significance of the speaker's observations or perceptions.
Falling alone falls silently?
Ruminates on the silence surrounding solitary events.
Half a mile later, just past the sign
Describes a specific location on the journey, indicating progress.
There's a Winnebago, an Econoline
Mentions different vehicles, potentially representing different ways of traveling or paths in life.
I smell the lake on up aways
The speaker detects the scent of the lake, indicating proximity to a familiar place.
I know the exit and the parking place
The speaker knows where to exit and park, indicating familiarity or comfort.
We used to swim out in the sun
Recalls a past experience of swimming, possibly representing innocence or freedom.
We were swimmin' out there under heaven
Describes the joy of swimming under the sky.
We were too young to have been unforgiven
Suggests the innocence of youth, indicating they were too young to have committed grave mistakes ("unforgiven").
Who are you to listen? Who are you to care?
Questions the significance of the listener's attention or care.
Just someone who knows me from anywhere
The speaker considers the listener as someone who knows them from anywhere, pondering their connection or understanding.
Where do we come from out of thin air?
Reflects on the mystery of origin or existence ("Where do we come from out of thin air?").
I hear you whisper in the back of my hair
Suggests someone whispering close by, possibly symbolizing a comforting presence or a reminder of someone familiar.
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