Yoko
Exploring Love, Dreams, and Time in "Yoko" by Dan Wilson
Lyrics
Yoko what did he see in you
Questioning what attracted him to Yoko
I think I saw it too
Expressing a personal understanding of that attraction
You're old and you're new like time doesn't matter
Describing Yoko as a mix of old and new, seemingly timeless
Yoko on a plane in a wide chapeau
Depicting Yoko traveling by plane wearing a wide-brimmed hat
Flying the world alone
Highlighting Yoko's independent global travel
Over the seas like distance don't matter
Suggesting distance doesn't hinder her movements
Love with you must have been a mind game too
Implies that love with Yoko involved mental challenges
These woman and songs are just substitutes
Comparing other women and songs as inadequate replacements
I'd give it all for an afternoon
Expressing a willingness to give up everything for a brief moment
Making home movies of me and you
Imagining creating intimate memories with Yoko
In a soft focus daydream
Describing an idealized, dreamy scenario
Yoko a clown with a deadpan gaze
Depicting Yoko as a clown with a serious expression
Like a star from the silent days
Comparing her to a silent film star
Nobody sees like voices don't matter
Suggesting that her insights go unnoticed
Yoko New York apartment high
Referencing Yoko's residence in a New York apartment
You're getting more than by
Indicating she's gaining more than what's visible
Singing in my dreams like life doesn't matter
Highlighting her presence in dreams despite reality
Love with you must have been a mind game
Reiterating the challenging nature of love with Yoko
These woman and songs are just substitutes
Reinforcing the inadequacy of substitutes for Yoko
I'd give it all for an afternoon
Expressing a willingness to trade everything for brief intimacy
Making home movies of me and you
Desiring to create personal memories with Yoko
In a soft focus daydream
Reiterating the dreamy, idealized nature of these thoughts
In a soft focus daydream
Emphasizing the dreamlike quality once again
In a Manhattan daydream
Specifically placing this daydream in Manhattan
In a Manhattan daydream
Repeating the setting of the daydream in Manhattan
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