Comments on: Another 10 Miles http://caedmonscall.net The officially unofficial fan site of Caedmon's Call. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:05:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Hubbs http://caedmonscall.net/song-vault/just-dont-want-coffee/another-10-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-19889 Chris Hubbs Wed, 23 May 2007 23:54:57 +0000 http://caedmonscall.net/song-vault/just-dont-want-coffee/another-10-miles/#comment-19889 In the early years, the band used to intro this song as their only "dance song." Also, during the Fall '96 tour, Derek jokingly intro-ed the song by saying that he'd recently had a short-lived crush on Chelsea Clinton, and changed the line "George and the cat and me" to "Chelsea and the cat and me". What does that mean? Don't ask me... In the early years, the band used to intro this song as their only “dance song.” Also, during the Fall ’96 tour, Derek jokingly intro-ed the song by saying that he’d recently had a short-lived crush on Chelsea Clinton, and changed the line “George and the cat and me” to “Chelsea and the cat and me”. What does that mean? Don’t ask me…

]]> By: Chris Hubbs http://caedmonscall.net/song-vault/just-dont-want-coffee/another-10-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-19888 Chris Hubbs Wed, 23 May 2007 23:54:40 +0000 http://caedmonscall.net/song-vault/just-dont-want-coffee/another-10-miles/#comment-19888 This song portrays the author's inability to understand why God would continue to give us chance after chance, in spite of the fact that we continuously fail to live up to His standard. The author spends much of the song musing about his own shortcomings, as can be evidenced in lines such as: "I don't see what you see in me I'm just flesh and bone" "Sometimes I feel as useless as my empty words" "I waste my whole day thinking over things I've said and avoiding myself like the plague in my head" "My shifting eyes like sands" The song is really about how, often times, God will kind of let us roam around blindly and bump into things, get ourselves into trouble, and do what we will, but he never ceases to love us or watch over us. "Many hours at the carousel"...He finds himself continuing to go 'round and 'round, doing things he probably shouldn't, as if he was on a carousel ride. "Postcards from far from home"...Goes hand in hand with the chorus. He's straying farther and farther from home, another 10 miles. "But open up the closet door; it's George, and the cat, and me."...All three things are curious! Curious George, 'curiosity killed the cat', and curious Derek. "I should cling to You like a cow beneath the light of a highway sign"... In the south, cows wandering in pastures migrate to the area beneath highway billboards because they provide light. If you drive down the road in the evening, you will often see cows just standing there under billboards, "clinging to the light." This song portrays the author’s inability to understand why God would continue to give us chance after chance, in spite of the fact that we continuously fail to live up to His standard. The author spends much of the song musing about his own shortcomings, as can be evidenced in lines such as:

“I don’t see what you see in me I’m just flesh and bone”
“Sometimes I feel as useless as my empty words”
“I waste my whole day thinking over things I’ve said and avoiding myself like the plague in my head”
“My shifting eyes like sands”

The song is really about how, often times, God will kind of let us roam around blindly and bump into things, get ourselves into trouble, and do what we will, but he never ceases to love us or watch over us.

“Many hours at the carousel”…He finds himself continuing to go ’round and ’round, doing things he probably shouldn’t, as if he was on a carousel ride.

“Postcards from far from home”…Goes hand in hand with the chorus. He’s straying farther and farther from home, another 10 miles.

“But open up the closet door; it’s George, and the cat, and me.”…All three things are curious! Curious George, ‘curiosity killed the cat’, and curious Derek.

“I should cling to You like a cow beneath the light of a highway sign”… In the south, cows wandering in pastures migrate to the area beneath highway billboards because they provide light. If you drive down the road in the evening, you will often see cows just standing there under billboards, “clinging to the light.”

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