This song could be about a songwriter/musician/decemberists frontman.
Each of the professions he lists in the verses are various parts of being a touring musician.
"engine driver": touring across a country must feel.
"county lineman" or electrician: dealing with the equipment.
"moneylender": the business side of music.
and of course, a writer using fiction to work out a past relationship isn't a stretch of the imagine.
maybe colin's most autobigraphy song.
or i could be completely wrong.
This song could be about a songwriter/musician/decemberists frontman.
Each of the professions he lists in the verses are various parts of being a touring musician. "engine driver": touring across a country must feel. "county lineman" or electrician: dealing with the equipment. "moneylender": the business side of music.
and of course, a writer using fiction to work out a past relationship isn't a stretch of the imagine.
maybe colin's most autobigraphy song. or i could be completely wrong.
either way, wonderful song.