The Long Far Away
Echoes of the Distant Past: Slow Town Clock's Tale of Life, Ruin, and Longing
Lyrics
Neat are the notches where they made their beds
Describing the neatly marked places where individuals slept or rested.
O, to life, o, to ruin, where they laid their heads, and
Expressing a contrast between life and ruin in the locations where people laid their heads.
Close are the voices of the distant dead
Highlighting the proximity of voices from those who have passed away in the distance.
And the stone that was lifted by a hand, far away
Referring to a stone lifted by a hand in a distant place.
Far away, that was lifted by a hand
Repeating the idea of a stone lifted by a hand far away for emphasis.
So we imagine we are not the first
Suggesting a shared imagination that the current observers are not the first to view the land with a burning thirst for discovery.
To look out on this land with a burning thirst, bound
Emphasizing a connection to the scent of the salted waves, possibly indicating a longing or nostalgia.
Up in the scent of the salted waves
Describing eyes carried by the wind in a distant place.
Are the eyes that were carried by the wind, far away
Repeating the idea of eyes carried by the wind far away for emphasis.
Far away, that were carried by the wind
Reiterating the concept of eyes being carried by the wind in a distant location.
Would they have wondered of the days to come
Questioning whether those in the past would have pondered the future days.
Of the strength of our hearts to be overcome, and
Reflecting on the strength of the heart to overcome challenges.
When we remember what was known so well
Recalling what was once well-known or familiar.
Will they speak of us then from the long far away
Wondering if those in the future will speak of the present observers from a distant place.
Far away, will they speak of us then
Repeating the question of whether future generations will speak of the present observers.
Will they speak of us then from the long far away
Posing the same question about being remembered in the long far away.
Far away, will they speak of us then
Repeating the query regarding being remembered from the distant long far away.
Will they speak of us then from the long far away
Reiterating the inquiry about being remembered by future generations from a distant place.
Far away
Questioning whether future generations will speak of the present observers from a distant place.
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