Lyric discussion by districtset 

I think given the time that this song was written by gibbard I could give a good guess... He said the photo album was their most rushed and time sensitive record and the days of touring and being on the road blurred together. I think this song describes returning to bellingham where life is still at a standstill and hasn't changed other than a few minor details, and to him it seems so picturesque (like a movie script ending) when he returned in the process because his life was in a constant motion. The chorus just describes the blurred memory of the constant touring.

@districtset and Bellingham you meant Bremerton

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