Another Song
Harmony Beyond Labor: Bill Callahan's Poetic Escape
Lyrics
When work ain't been working all day
Expressing dissatisfaction with work not being productive throughout the day.
Why don't you come on home for lunch and stay?
Suggesting an invitation to come home for lunch and spend more time together.
We'll start working for love, not pay
Proposing a shift towards working for love rather than monetary gain.
When work ain't been working all day
Reiteration of the dissatisfaction with the unproductive nature of work.
We will finish our songs another day
Postponing the completion of songs to another day.
And watch the light as it fades away
Observing the fading light, possibly indicating the passage of time.
Lonesome in a pleasant way
Feeling lonely but in a comforting and pleasant manner.
I guess the light that's gone belongs to yesterday
Reflecting on a light that has gone, symbolizing the past.
And the light that's leaving takes its own sweet time
Describing the gradual departure of light, comparing it to changing colors on fruit.
Changing colors slowly like fruit on the vine
Highlighting the slow and natural progression of change in life.
And tonight, Lord, tonight, some of it's mine
Expressing a personal claim on the departing light, perhaps hinting at a personal connection or experience.
As the shadows of the leaves on the wall
Observing shadows on the wall, symbolizing the transient nature of life.
Grow and dissolve almost in time to our chests rise and fall
Connecting the movement of shadows to the rhythm of breathing.
Rise and fall
Repeating the rise and fall, emphasizing the cyclical nature of life.
As we lay on the bed wanting for nothing at all
Describing contentment while lying in bed, wanting nothing but possibly craving creativity.
Except maybe another song
Expressing a desire for something more, specifically, the creation of another song.
Another song
Repeating the desire for another song, possibly underlining its importance.
Another song
Reiteration of the longing for another song, emphasizing its significance.
Another song
Continued expression of the desire for yet another song.
Another song
Repeating the longing for another song, possibly to convey its persistent importance.
Another song
Emphasizing once again the strong desire for the creation of another song.
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