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I was always right
About the morning
Okay, I'm an old shoe
Danced above the blades
Never stopped crawling
Over the black dunes
And I'm waiting
For you
Waiting forever
Are you awake now too?
I am always one
Without a warning
Whole days
Reappear
Lift away
Past the gate
Desert keeps forming
Underneath the black moon
And I'm waiting
For you
Waiting forever
Are you awake now too?
About the morning
Okay, I'm an old shoe
Danced above the blades
Never stopped crawling
Over the black dunes
And I'm waiting
For you
Waiting forever
Are you awake now too?
I am always one
Without a warning
Whole days
Reappear
Lift away
Past the gate
Desert keeps forming
Underneath the black moon
And I'm waiting
For you
Waiting forever
Are you awake now too?
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And I'm waiting
For you
Waiting forever
Are you awake now too?
as being about an insomniac waiting for his restfully sleeping companion to wake up.
And the musics's so somnambulistic besides.
The line:
"And I'm waiting
for you
Waiting forever
Are you awake now too?"
can be interpreted as having to align schedules with someone who is living in a different time zone. They protagonist is staying up to see if their love is also awake, so that they can phone (Skyep, WhatsApp, FaceTime) each other.
"I am always one
Without a warning
Whole days
Reappear
Lift away"
This can be interpreted as constantly reliving memories and experiences the protagonist shared with their lover. Something as simple as a smell may trigger the memory of their time together.
Whatever the song is about, it is clearly a piece of rock/folk gold. The ambiguity of the lyrics allow every listener to have a unique experience, piecing together their own story, with the help of a beautiful voice ,and hauntingly sonorous band.
Thanks for the great music, Wilco!
For you
Waiting forever
Are you awake now too?
My initial perspective was that of an individual lamenting about not having yet met someone who has really been able to connect with them. It seems they are singing to a fictional individual in hopes they might actually exist, unfortunately it may not be in the right time or place as the singer.
And upon later reflection, it may be also about waiting for a loved one after death, on the other side. Or perhaps it is about reincarnation of a loved one.
For you
Waiting forever
Are you awake now too?
My initial perspective was that of an individual lamenting about not having yet met someone who has really been able to connect with them. It seems they are singing to a fictional individual in hopes they might actually exist, unfortunately it may not be in the right time or place as the singer.
And upon later reflection, it may be also about waiting for a loved one after death, on the other side. Or perhaps it is about reincarnation of a loved one.
"admitting" to it as if he's being accused...