So Far Away
Chasing Closeness: The Emotional Journey in 'So Far Away'
Lyrics
So far away
Expresses emotional distance and longing for someone distant.
Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?
Reflects on the lack of stability or permanence in people staying in one place.
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Expresses a strong desire to see the person's face at the door, emphasizing longing and closeness.
Doesn't help to know you're just time away
Realization that knowing the person is only a matter of time away doesn't alleviate the current distance.
Long ago I reached for you and there you stood
Recollection of reaching for the person in the past and finding them there.
Holding you again could only do me good
Expresses the positive impact and desire of holding the person again.
How I wish I could
Expresses a strong wish or desire to be closer to the person.
But you're so far away
Reiterates the emotional distance and separation from the person.
One more song about moving along the highway
Highlights the theme of constantly moving on the highway, indicating a transient lifestyle.
Can't say much of anything that's new
Admits a lack of novelty or new experiences in the journey.
If I could only work this life out my way
Expresses a desire for personal autonomy and control over life's direction.
I'd rather spend it being close to you
Preferably wants to spend life in proximity to the person being addressed.
But you're so far away
Reiterates the emotional distance and yearning for closeness.
Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?
Repeats the idea of people not staying in one place, amplifying the sense of transience.
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Re-emphasizes the strong desire to have the person close by.
Doesn't help to know you're so far away
Reiterates the lack of comfort despite the knowledge of the person's distance.
Yeah, you're so far away
Emphasizes the emotional impact of the person's significant distance.
Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely
Expresses the emotional toll of constant travel and the resultant loneliness.
Nothing else to do but close my mind
Implies a sense of mental withdrawal or isolation due to the lack of options while on the road.
I sure hope the road don't come to own me
Expresses a hope of not being consumed or overtaken by the transient lifestyle.
There's so many dreams I've yet to find
Highlights unfulfilled dreams or aspirations due to constant movement.
But you're so far away
Reiterates the emotional distance from the person.
Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?
Repeats the sentiment about people's lack of staying in one place.
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Reiterates the desire to have the person close by, echoing earlier lines.
And it doesn't help to know you're so far away
Re-emphasizes the discomfort caused by the person's distance.
Yeah, you're so far away
Reiterates the emotional impact of the person's significant distance.
Hey, you're so far away
Reiterates the sense of emotional distance and longing for closeness.
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