The Pig War
Nostalgic Escape: Chasing Island Memories
Lyrics
it's been so long that it seems
Expressing a significant duration of time passing
like i've never been to the san juans
Feeling unfamiliar with or distant from the San Juan Islands
can we go soon?
Expressing a desire or request to visit the San Juan Islands soon
girl slow down
Asking someone to slow down
girl slow down with me
Requesting someone to slow down together
if we leave now we can catch the last boat out
Suggesting leaving immediately to catch the last boat departing
and that's the best one on this clear night
Highlighting the attractiveness of the night for sailing
under pin-prick light
Describing the ambiance of the night with many small, bright lights
the wind on the boat's deck is a cold hand on the neck
Comparing the feeling of the wind on the boat's deck to a chilling sensation
or slipping into our cold bed
Linking the cold sensation to entering a cold bed
it's been so long that it seems
Reiteration of a prolonged passage of time
that i've never danced with anyone
Feeling like it's been a long time since dancing with someone
she moves so
Admiring the graceful movement of someone while dancing
she moves so well
Emphasizing how well the person moves while dancing
if we go outside we can take in a haze of Roche Harbor light
Suggesting going outside to view the Roche Harbor light's hazy glow
drink a bottle of red wine
Proposing enjoying a bottle of red wine
forgetting to tell time
Implies getting lost in the moment, disregarding time
just sit still
Encouraging to relax and remain in one place
we've moved enough
Suggesting having had enough movement or activity
the wind on the boat's deck is a cold hand on the neck
Reiteration of the sensation of the wind on the boat's deck
or slipping into our cold bed
Linking the cold sensation to slipping into a cold bed again
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