Parachute
Longing for Home: A Poetic Reflection on Lost Love
Lyrics
I think that smile is shutting down
I interpret the smile as losing its brightness or warmth.
Or maybe it's just flinching
Alternatively, it might be a reflexive reaction, indicating uneasiness.
The sun shot up just like a child
Describing the sunrise, resembling a child's innocence and enthusiasm.
But these old hands are only inching
Suggesting slow progress or aging through the metaphor of hands inching.
Would you believe it is my fault
Accepting responsibility for feeling lonely.
I went and made myself lonely
Expressing regret for isolating oneself.
I miss the way she said my name
Nostalgic for the way a person used to say their name, indicating emotional distance.
Like I was a distant city
Feeling like a distant and unexplored place to the person mentioned.
Winter came and swept away
Symbolizing a difficult time marked by loss and hardship.
The birds nest from my chimney
Metaphorically describing the removal of a comforting element from their life.
The cold air marched right through the walls
Describing the penetrating effect of cold emotions.
And settled her in my belly
Personifying memories settling in the narrator's core.
But her memory keeps me tossing
Struggling with the persistent thoughts of the person in question.
Those letters into the fire
Symbolic act of discarding reminders of the past.
And the flames they're twitching
Indicating emotional turmoil through the visual of twitching flames.
A love which has retired
Referring to a love that has faded or ended.
Now New York is not a place I'd choose
Expressing a preference against being buried in New York.
To have my body buried
Choosing Omaha as a place with suitable elements for burial.
But Omaha has got the trains to take
Highlighting the practical aspects of transportation and climate in Omaha.
The snow to the cemetery
Connecting snowfall to the journey towards a cemetery.
There is a place called home I believe
Believing in the existence of a comforting and familiar place outside of routine.
If you're willing to step out of the loop
Encouraging a willingness to break free from established patterns.
I miss the way she held on to me
Recalling the physical closeness and warmth of the person missed.
Like I was a parachute
Comparing the way the person held on to being like a parachute, suggesting a sense of security.
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