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Originally posted by greppson
well, dave always uses the reference of a woman or girl figure to relate to his own problems or thoughts and beliefs that he struggles with.
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Yes, Grey Street is about Dave. It is much easier to write about yourself in third person when dealing with emotional topics. Here is what I wrote on nancies as my interpretation of the song:
I think Grey Street overall is about dreams Dave lost because it was easier to go with the flow, rather than to follow his heart but stir things up.
"Oh look at how she listens- she says nothing of what she thinks. She just goes stumbling through her memories, staring out onto Grey Street. She thinks hey, how did I come to this? I dreamed myself a million times around the world, but I can't get out of this place."
He didn't want to speak up about how things were going. He reminised about other times (better times?) and how things could've played out differently.
"And there's an emptiness inside her- she'd do anything to fill it in."
This seems to describes Dave, from what I have seen/heard in interviews. Dave has had a lot of pain in his life (deaths, etc), and so I think he does feel empty inside. His drinking (which he still does to a degree, even if it's only beer and wine) is one way to fill the emptiness.
"Oh she wishes it was different, she prays to God most every night. And although He doesn't listen, there's a hope in her He might. She says I pray, but my prayers fall on deaf ears."
We have all heard Dave talk about his views on religion (Bartender, WYA's line about "hoping to God on high is like clinging to straws while drowning", etc) and this part goes right along with it.
"She feels like kicking out all the windows, and setting fire to this life. She could change everything about her, using colors bold and bright- but all the colors mix together to grey- and it breaks her heart"
He sounds so hopeful, but then all hope is lost. It's like he's saying that he could change things, but it's easier to let things stay the same (even if it's painful).
And remember the line in Grey Street on 9.8.02? "There's a loneliness inside me..." (rather than "inside her")