Totem Pole
Totem Pole Reflections: Lost Love and Life's Unpredictable Journey
Lyrics
She took her time in the morning
Refers to a woman taking her time in the morning.
but no goodbye before she rolled
Indicates a departure without saying goodbye.
Hers was a house always open to me
Describes a welcoming home always open to the speaker.
right by the totem pole
Location reference to being near a totem pole.
Nineteen-seven-three
Year reference, 1973.
but the street's unknown
Expresses uncertainty about the streets or location mentioned.
Is that some neighborhood, a zipcode or a phone?
Questions if the mentioned place is a neighborhood, zipcode, or phone.
She said she'd come meet me by the totem pole
Promise to meet by the totem pole, suggesting a significant place.
but anyplace starts lookin' good when you find yourself alone
Loneliness makes any place appealing.
We missed our time without warning
Reflects on missing time without warning.
Never realized it all gets old
Realization that everything eventually becomes old.
Perhaps I should have lived more like some kind o'family man
Contemplates living more like a family man for grounding.
It grounds you (or so I've been told?)
Questions the effectiveness of such grounding.
Now I miss your laugh & all our forning
Expresses missing someone's laughter and intimate moments.
Your fleesy hair, heart & soul
Describes physical attributes of the missed person.
Somehow I knew I should o'nailed your sweet ass down
Regret for not committing to the person mentioned.
up on that totem pole
Reiterates the reference to the totem pole as a significant place.
You're shit out of luck
Expresses being out of luck.
You're shit's on the line
Highlights a precarious situation or risk.
You don't give a fuck
Indicates a lack of concern or effort.
You don't even try
Emphasizes a careless attitude.
You're losing faith
Describes a loss of faith.
You're losing time
Indicates the passage of time.
You're losing face
Suggests a loss of reputation or respect.
You're losing your mind
Implies a mental breakdown or instability.
Nineteen-seven-three
Repetition of the year 1973.
but the streets unknown
Reiterates uncertainty about the mentioned streets.
It was just some memory
Acknowledges a memory that has disappeared.
It was here but now it's gone
Indicates the transient nature of certain experiences.
She said shed come meet me by the totem pole
Reaffirms the promise to meet by the totem pole.
but any place starts lookin' good
Repeats the idea that any place becomes desirable when alone.
when you're finally on your own
Conveys a sense of independence or solitude.
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