Restless
Restless Echoes: Exploring the Yearning Within
Lyrics
There's a kind of a restless feeling and it pulls me from within
Expressing a restless feeling that originates internally and pulls the speaker.
It sets my senses reeling and my wheels begin to spin
The feeling intensifies, affecting the speaker's senses and initiating a dynamic response.
In the quietude of winter you can hear the wild geese cry
In the quiet winter, the sound of wild geese crying is significant and evokes emotions.
And I will always love that sound until the day I die
The speaker has a deep, enduring love for the sound of wild geese.
There's a plain and a simple answer to each and every quest
Suggesting there's a simple answer for every question or challenge.
From every quiet dance who might be a special guest
Even from seemingly insignificant moments, one might find a special guest.
In a movie made for TV or a late night interview
Mentions the diversity of sources, including TV shows, where answers or insights may be found.
You might even find them on the Young and the Restless too
References a specific TV show, "Young and the Restless," as a potential source of wisdom.
Do ya get that restless feelin' when you hear a whistle blast
Asks if the listener experiences a restless feeling triggered by a whistle's blast.
Like an echo from the past
Compares the whistle's echo to a sound from the past, possibly nostalgic or reminiscent.
Of an old engine flyin' down a road that's iron cast
Evokes imagery of an old engine traveling on a solid road.
The lake is blue, the sky is gray, the leaves have turned to gold
Describes a serene scene with a blue lake, gray sky, and golden leaves.
The wild goose will be on her way, the weather's much too cold
Anticipates the departure of wild geese due to cold weather.
When the muskie and the old trout too have all gone down to rest
References nature's cyclical rest as muskie and trout go down to rest.
We will be returning to the things that we love best
Foresees a return to beloved activities after a period of rest.
Do ya get that restless yearning when you think about your dad
Asks if the listener feels a restless yearning when thinking about their father.
And the scrimshaw that he had
Reflects on the sentimental value of a scrimshaw owned by the speaker's father.
Of an old schooner rovin' 'neath a sky that's ironclad
Depicts an old schooner navigating beneath an ironclad sky.
There's a kind of a restless feeling and it catches you off guard
Reiterates the theme of a restless feeling catching one off guard.
As we gaze off at the distance through the trees in my back yard
Observes the restlessness while gazing into the distance through trees in the backyard.
I can feel that restless yearning of those geese as off they roam
Senses the restless yearning of geese as they roam, contrasting it with the comfort of a warm home.
Then trade that for a warm bed and a place I can call home
Weighs the restless yearning against the desire for a warm bed and a place to call home.
Will ya get that restless yearning when you hear the wicked blast
Asks if the listener experiences a restless yearning triggered by a wicked blast.
Of a specter from the past
References a haunting specter from the past embodied in the sound of a blast.
Of a cold diesel rollin' down a road that's built to last
Depicts a cold diesel rolling down a road built to last.
Still I get that restless feelin' when I hear a whistle blast
Reiterates the persistent restless feeling triggered by a whistle's blast.
See an image from the past
Notes the visualization of an old schooner flying in an overcast sky from the past.
Of an old schooner flyin' down a sky that's overcast
Concludes with an image of an old schooner in a sky filled with clouds.
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