Alone So Far

Journey through Solitude: Old 97's Unveil the Depths of Longing
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Lyrics

I watch, as it stops for a girl

I observe as time pauses for a girl

A moment, elaborate and weak

A moment that is detailed but fragile

I am easy in her midst

I am comfortable in her presence

Why elaborate, when there's no need to?

Questioning the need for complexity in expression


But I do, all night

Nevertheless, I engage in conversation throughout the night

My words ring like money off a bar

My words resonate like the sound of money hitting a bar

She's here, asleep now

The girl is now here and asleep

One can only go alone so far

Acknowledging the limit to how far one can go alone

One can only go alone so far

Reiteration of the idea that one can only go alone so far


I dream of a deep dark grave

Imagining a profound, dark burial site

Seven feet below Saint Augustine

Seven feet below the town of Saint Augustine

And she's so easy in her breathing

The girl is at ease in her breathing

Why fall in love, when there's no need to?

Questioning the necessity of falling in love


But we do all night

Still, engaging in love throughout the night

Sleep like spoons and forget whom we are

Sleeping closely and forgetting our identities

She's here and she's wound down now

The girl is present and relaxed now

One can only go alone so far

Emphasizing the limit of going alone

One can only go alone so far

Reiteration that one can only go alone so far


But we do all night

Continuing the engagement in love throughout the night

Sleep like spoons and forget whom we are

Sleeping closely and losing awareness of ourselves

She's here and she's wound down now

The girl is here and has calmed down

One can only go alone so far

Reiterating the limitation of going alone

One can only go alone so far

Stating once again that one can only go alone so far

One can only go alone so far

Reinforcing the idea that there is a limit to solitude

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