This song is great. Hard to find an exact meaning but this is what I got from it. The song is about the history of GWB (George Washington Bridge) It was built in the 50's and has a long history because of it. The bridge is used as a metaphor for a history of human experience crossing it and the feeling of envy to live in the lives and times of other people. Some places you can just feel history call out to you when your there. This is what the GWB is. An emotional attatchment to people and a time you dont know is strange and enveious, but it does happen all the time.( At least to me ) In many times its overwhelming to even think of the length of history in a certain place.
"And the way suspension bridges shake
When you're stopped behind trucks
Sailing into 1999"
The emotional sting and yet beauty of time. What a great song.
This song is great. Hard to find an exact meaning but this is what I got from it. The song is about the history of GWB (George Washington Bridge) It was built in the 50's and has a long history because of it. The bridge is used as a metaphor for a history of human experience crossing it and the feeling of envy to live in the lives and times of other people. Some places you can just feel history call out to you when your there. This is what the GWB is. An emotional attatchment to people and a time you dont know is strange and enveious, but it does happen all the time.( At least to me ) In many times its overwhelming to even think of the length of history in a certain place.
"And the way suspension bridges shake When you're stopped behind trucks Sailing into 1999"
The emotional sting and yet beauty of time. What a great song.
Really love this description. I agree. Unique meaning behind a song.
Really love this description. I agree. Unique meaning behind a song.