Big Log
Love's Journey on the Freeway: Robert Plant's Big Log Meaning
Lyrics
My love is in league with the freeway
Expresses a deep connection between the speaker's love and the freeway, suggesting a harmonious relationship.
Its passion will rise as the cities fly by
Describes the intensity of the love, which grows stronger as the cities pass by during a journey.
And the tail lights dissolve in the coming of night
Depicts the fading tail lights as night approaches, possibly symbolizing the passage of time.
And the questions and thousands take flight
Suggests a moment of reflection or introspection as questions and uncertainties arise.
My love is miles in awaiting
Highlights the distance between the speaker and their love, waiting with anticipation.
The eyes that just stare and the glance at the clock
Describes a sense of longing and impatience through the eyes that stare and the clock-watching.
In the secret that burns and the pain that won't stop
Refers to a hidden pain and suffering that persists and refuses to cease.
And it's fueled with the years
Suggests that the love has endured and is powered by the passage of time.
Leading me on (leading me on)
Indicates that the love interest is leading the speaker on, possibly towards an unknown future.
Leading me down the road
Reiterates the idea of being led down a path, emphasizing the journey and its significance.
Driving me on (driving me on)
Expresses the idea that the love is a driving force, pushing the speaker forward in life.
Driving me down the road
Continues the theme of being driven, emphasizing the motion along the road of life.
My love is exceeding the limit
Describes the love as surpassing limits, possibly suggesting an overwhelming or intense emotion.
Red eyed and fevered with the hum of the miles
Depicts the love as passionate, with the speaker affected by the long journey and its challenges.
Distance and longing, my thoughts do collide
Highlights the conflict between distance and longing, suggesting a struggle within the speaker's thoughts.
Should I rest for a while at the side?
Raises the question of whether the speaker should pause and rest during the journey.
Your love is cradled in knowing
Shifts the focus to the partner's love, emphasizing a sense of security and understanding.
Eyes in the mirror still expecting their prey
Describes the partner's anticipation and expectation through the eyes in the mirror.
Sensing too well when the journey is done
Suggests an awareness of the end of the journey and the recognition that it cannot be reversed.
There is no turning back, no
Confirms the inevitability of the journey's outcome, with no possibility of turning back.
There is no turning back on the run
Reiterates the idea that once the journey has begun, there is no turning back.
My love is in the league
Repeats the idea of the speaker's love being aligned or associated with the freeway.
With the freeway
Emphasizes the connection between love and the freeway, possibly underscoring a sense of freedom.
Oh, with the freeway
Repeats the connection between love and the freeway, while introducing the impending night.
And the coming of the night time
Refers to the approaching nighttime, suggesting a transition or culmination of the journey.
My love
Reiterates the possession of love by the speaker, emphasizing its connection with the freeway.
My love is in the league with the freeway
Reaffirms the alignment of the speaker's love with the freeway, closing the lyrical exploration.
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