Weekend in Western Illinois
Unquenchable Love and Endless Fields: Galesburg Chronicles
Lyrics
the land's opening up like a blanket,
The landscape is expanding like a blanket.
and the dandelions spread themselves thickly out
Dandelions are abundant in the fields.
along the fields, which are, evidently, endless;
The fields seem endless.
and we are hotly in love with one another.
The narrator and someone else are deeply in love.
we've got an unquenchable thirst in our throats.
There's a constant desire or longing.
we are, for some reason, all the time, bleeding,
There's a recurring sense of pain or suffering.
and we are friendless.
Feeling without friends.
but we love these dogs that roll on the lawns here in galesburg --
Expressing love for dogs in Galesburg.
because they seem to know something nobody else knows.
Dogs in Galesburg possess special knowledge.
it is written on the smiles on their faces,
Positive qualities are evident in the dogs.
and it rings in their high young voices
Dogs' voices convey a joyful message.
and we are burning up all of our choices up here
Choices are being exhausted in Galesburg.
where the tall grass grows, up here in galesburg.
Referring to a location in Galesburg with tall grass.
the sky's opening up like an old wound,
The sky is metaphorically opening like an old wound.
and the rain on our bodies is warm tonight
Rain is warm, and there's a sense of intimacy.
and the ground underneath us shakes in the cracking thunder.
The ground shakes with thunder.
and we can taste fresh blood in our mouths again:
Sensual experience with a taste of fresh blood.
there is no chance of getting enough of it,
An insatiable desire for more.
and we tally up all our possessions, and we're going under.
Counting possessions and facing decline.
but we love these dogs that loll in the rain here in galesburg
Expressing love for dogs in the rain in Galesburg.
as the new season rocks them in its terrible arms.
Dogs howl as a new season approaches.
yeah they howl as though the world were ending,
Dogs' howling is intense, possibly reflecting chaos.
and we are watching the sky unwinding
Observing the sky and its unwinding nature.
and some of our promises were binding up here where our dreams take form
Promises are binding as dreams take shape in Galesburg.
up here in galesburg.
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