Splitter

Journey Through Shadows: Calexico's Splitter Explained
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Through the gardens and fields ‘neath the tall green grass

Traveling through natural landscapes, possibly metaphorical

You were walking ‘neath the moon while covering your tracks

Walking under the moon while hiding traces or actions

Working your fingers down to the skin and stone

Working hard and wearing down physically and emotionally


One hand on the hammer, one foot by the door

Being prepared to act quickly or escape

Pushed by the wind, fed by the need for moving on,

Driven by external forces, possibly a need to keep moving

Moving on to nowhere

Moving without a clear destination


When division runs deep and down into the well

Deep-seated conflict leading to a divide

All the coins you dove after lost all their spell

Efforts made towards something futile or unproductive

Covered in moss walking for silver and blood

Engaging in difficult pursuits with little reward


Out in the cafe, working in the grove

Working in public spaces or social settings

Guarding the port of the future you sold

Protecting a future that was previously committed or promised


Holding on, holding on to no one

Clutching onto nothing or no one, possibly isolation

Holding on, holding on to no one

Reinforcing the idea of holding onto emptiness or solitude


One eye in the mirror, the other on the screen

Being observant of oneself and external influences

Sewn in the pockets and down into the dream

Embedded deeply into desires or aspirations

Caught up in the mortar, bricks and heavy load

Caught up in burdensome responsibilities


Wait in the shadows down the living road

Waiting in obscurity along life's path

Moving on, moving on to no one

Continuing to move forward without a defined purpose

Holding on, holding on to no one

Clutching onto nothingness or no one, reiterating isolation

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