Isn't there a fountain in downtown Belleville? I've always imagined Jeff, in high school, walking around downtown Belleville with some girl from out East who was in town for the summer on his arm. And then she leaves.
And like the New Madrid earthquake, it seems shattering for a little while. And it kind of is. And it kind of isn't. It's getting your heart broken for the first (or second or third, but not the last) time.
The death imagery, I suppose that's about the death of innocence, so to speak.
For what it's worth, when the New Madrid fault DID move in the 1800s, the Mississippi River DID run backwards for a little while, thus the first couple lines.
Isn't there a fountain in downtown Belleville? I've always imagined Jeff, in high school, walking around downtown Belleville with some girl from out East who was in town for the summer on his arm. And then she leaves.
And like the New Madrid earthquake, it seems shattering for a little while. And it kind of is. And it kind of isn't. It's getting your heart broken for the first (or second or third, but not the last) time.
The death imagery, I suppose that's about the death of innocence, so to speak.
For what it's worth, when the New Madrid fault DID move in the 1800s, the Mississippi River DID run backwards for a little while, thus the first couple lines.
Great song.