As The Crow Flies
Embracing Ghosts: Unveiling the Poignant Tale in 'As The Crow Flies'
Lyrics
Hold, hold me close.
Expressing a desire for physical closeness.
Well I know you’re nothing but a ghost.
Acknowledging that the person is elusive or distant like a ghost.
Don’t, don’t look back.
Advising against looking back, possibly avoiding dwelling on the past.
I said I know this ain’t the worst we’ve ever had.
Acknowledging difficulties but emphasizing they are not the worst experienced.
Don’t know where we come from darlin’,
Expressing uncertainty about origins or roots.
A place we’ve never known.
Describing a sense of unfamiliarity or detachment from a supposed home.
Oh baby, you said you’d never make it home.
Recalling a promise or commitment to return home unfulfilled.
Holding on to better days of old.
Nostalgia for better times in the past.
And you tell me,
Addressing the act of revelation or disclosure.
You didn’t know you could let me let go.
Discovering the ability to release or move on.
Oh and then you don’t understand
Expressing a lack of understanding from the speaker's perspective.
Why I just couldn’t be your man.
Clarifying the speaker's inability to fulfill a certain role in the relationship.
Out of luck and we’re out of love.
Highlighting a state of misfortune and the absence of love.
It was cruel but it wasn’t planned.
Describing a situation that, while harsh, was not premeditated.
And you don’t wanna let it be.
Resisting accepting the reality of the situation.
So now what good is it then.
Raising a question about the value or purpose of the current state.
Each night, we’ll hold tight and try it again.
Expressing a commitment to persist and try again each night.
So, so it seems
Reflecting on a realization or information received, possibly in a dream.
That you told me something in a dream.
Reiterating the uncertainty about origins.
Don’t know where we come from darlin’.
Repeating the theme of detachment from an unknown home.
A place we’ll never know.
Reemphasizing the lack of knowledge about the supposed home.
And you tell me
Returning to the theme of letting go, possibly a plea or realization.
This is the part where you let me let go.
Stating the specific moment or action where letting go is expected.
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