Manitoba Sunrise at Motel 6
Manitoba Sunrise: Echoes of Longing in a Lonely Motel Room
Lyrics
Eight thousand miles from home
Feeling far away from home, a significant distance of 8,000 miles.
I just looked it up
Realization or confirmation of the distance from home.
This ain't my bed, my TV, or my coffee cup
Recognition that the surroundings - the bed, TV, coffee cup - aren't familiar or personal.
Silence fills my head like the
Comparing the silence in the mind to the quiet landing of snow on the ground.
Snow hit's the ground
Describing the quietness of pillows, possibly hinting at emotional isolation.
A line of pillows next to me
An appeal to the wind to guide back to a sense of belonging or home.
That never make a sound
Longing to return to the remembered love that's always on the mind.
O lonesome prairie wind
Observing a passing truck, symbolizing movement and purpose.
Won't you blow me home again?
Noticing the departure of someone or something with significance.
To the love I left behind
Reflection on how the listener might have been watched in a similar way.
That never leaves my mind
Contrast in wakefulness between the singer and the one they long for.
Oh, my head is dark and my heart feels sick
Emphasizing the emotional connection despite physical distance or difference in timing.
A Manitoba sunrise at another Motel 6
Reiterating the desire to return home or to that remembered love.
A Western Star rolls by
Repetition of the plea to the wind to guide back home.
Someplace it needs to be
A longing to return to the love that remains a constant thought.
Watch the taillights leave for miles
Reiteration of feeling emotionally burdened and unwell amidst a familiar setting, likening it to a Manitoba sunrise in a Motel 6.
Is that how you watched me?
Repetition of the plea to the wind to guide back home.
I'm asleep, you're awake I'm awake
Longing for the remembered love that consistently occupies the mind.
You're asleep don't matter night or day
A sense of emotional darkness and distress.
In my broken heart you beat
Desiring the wind to lead back to the familiar love and home.
O lonesome prairie wind
Repeated appeal to the wind to guide back home.
Won't you blow me home again?
A yearning to return to the remembered love that's a constant presence in the mind.
To the love I left behind
Emphasizing the emotional distress and mental turmoil, likening it to a Manitoba sunrise in a Motel 6.
That never leaves my mind
Repeated plea to the wind to guide back to a sense of belonging or home.
Oh, my head is dark and my heart feels sick
Longing for the remembered love that's always on the mind, despite the physical distance.
A Manitoba sunrise at another Motel 6
Describing the emotional heaviness and sickness of heart amidst a familiar setting, likening it to a Manitoba sunrise in a Motel 6.
O lonesome prairie wind
Longing to return to the remembered love that's ever-present in the mind.
Won't you blow me home again?
A plea to the wind to guide back to a sense of belonging or home.
To the love I left behind
Reiteration of the longing for the remembered love despite the physical distance.
That never leaves my mind
Emphasizing the emotional turmoil and heaviness, likening it to a Manitoba sunrise in a Motel 6.
Oh, my head is dark and my heart feels sick
Repeated plea to the wind to guide back home.
A Manitoba sunrise at another Motel 6
Expressing the emotional distress and heaviness of heart amidst a familiar setting, likening it to a Manitoba sunrise in a Motel 6.
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