Boulder to Birmingham
Journey Through Wilderness: From Boulder to Birmingham
Lyrics
I don't want to hear a love song
I have no interest in hearing a love song.
I got on this airplane just to fly
I boarded an airplane with the sole purpose of flying.
And I know there's life below me
Aware of life below, but the view is limited to the prairie and the sky.
But all that you can show me is the prairie and the sky
All you can reveal to me is the landscape of the prairie and the sky.
I don't want to hear a sad story
I don't want to hear a story filled with sadness, heartbreak, and desire.
Full of heartbreak and desire
Reflecting on a past experience in the wilderness with strong emotions.
The last time I felt like this
A reference to a previous intense emotional moment.
I was in the wilderness
Recalling a time when the canyons were ablaze with fire.
The canyons were on fire
A vivid memory of standing on a mountain at night, witnessing a burning scene.
And I stood on the mountain
Repeated expression of watching something burn, emphasizing the intensity of the experience.
In the night and I watched it burn
-I watched it burn
-I watched it burn
-I watched it burn
-I would rock my soul
Expressing a deep spiritual connection and commitment, willing to undertake a significant journey from Boulder to Birmingham to see a loved one's face.
In the bosom of Abraham
-I would hold my life
-In His saving grace
-I would walk all the way
-From Boulder to Birmingham
-If I thought I could see
-I could see your face
-Well you really got me this time
Feeling deeply affected or impacted this time.
And the hardest part is knowing I'll survive
The most challenging part is the awareness of surviving the experience.
And I come to listen for the sound
Listening for the sound of trucks moving on Route 95.
Of the trucks as they move down on 95
Symbolically associating the sound with a cleansing ocean.
I pretend that it's the ocean
Pretending that the noise is the ocean, cleansing and purifying.
Coming down to wash me clean
Reinforcing the metaphor of being cleansed by the ocean.
To wash me clean
Expressing a desire for emotional and spiritual cleansing, seeking understanding.
Baby do you know what I mean
-I would rock my soul
Reiteration of the spiritual commitment and the longing to see the loved one's face, emphasizing the emotional depth of the connection.
In the bosom of Abraham
-I would hold my life
-In his saving grace
-I would walk all the way
-From Boulder to Birmingham
-If I could see,
-If I could see your face
-Oh If I could see
-If I could see your face
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