How Far
Journey Beyond Home: Decoding Ian Fisher's 'How Far'
Lyrics
this old house has got a name that I don't know
The house is unfamiliar to the speaker, and they don't know its name.
big trees in the yard
There are large trees present in the yard of the house.
the way highway sings like a ghost
The highway produces sounds that resemble a ghostly presence.
through the light and the dark
The highway represents both bright and dark times.
I never listened to them quiet so close
The speaker pays close attention to the quietness amidst passing cars.
to the passing cars
They've never listened to the quietness of cars passing by this closely before.
as when I thought they were a voice from god
The quiet sounds were once mistaken for a divine voice guiding them.
telling me how far
These sounds used to inform the speaker about the distance they've traveled from home.
I have gotten from home
Reflecting on the distance the speaker has traveled from their home.
I have gotten from home
Reiteration of the distance from home.
how far I have gotten
Contemplating the extent of how far they've come from their home.
I have gotten from home
Repeated realization of the distance traveled from home.
I have gotten from home
Reiteration of being far away from home.
how far I have gotten
Reflecting on the distance traveled from home.
something in the way that I hate myself sometime
Feeling a certain dislike or frustration towards oneself at times.
makes it easier to try
This self-criticism somehow motivates the speaker to attempt new things.
being anybody but me myself or I dead or alive
Desire to be anyone but oneself, whether alive or dead.
well I was a ghost I was a ghost but I survived
Despite feeling like a ghost, the speaker managed to survive.
I can still smell the death in the room
The memory of a past experience where death was present remains strong.
and I was running for my life
The speaker was in a situation where they were fleeing for their life.
and I'm running still
The sense of running and escape is still ongoing for the speaker.
I've been running for home
The speaker has been continuously striving to return home.
I've been running for home
Continued efforts and persistence in trying to reach home.
how far I've been running
Reflecting on the distance covered in their pursuit to return home.
I've been running for home
Consistent attempts to find the way back to their home.
I've been running for home
Reiteration of efforts made to return home.
how far I've been running
Reflecting on the distance covered while trying to return home.
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