Another Song Lyric Analysis: "I and Love and You" by the Avett Brothers

[sachem_head]

“Load the car and write the note,” the song "I and Love and You" by the Avett Brothers begins. It’s an imperative: we’re going. What’s not clear here is who the speaker is speaking to. But we’re grabbing our bag and coat, perhaps traveling light, but with a sense of purpose. We’re telling “the ones who need to know.” So maybe we’re going to be gone

Comments

[anonymous]

I believe the woman with eyes that shine like stolen polished dimes is the Statue of Liberty which can be seen from brookland and this is a song about immigrants from central and South America. The title is about the way these people are treated here. The three words that have become hard to say. If you read it from the perspective of a Hispanic immigrant, it makes sense.

[anonymous]

While the sadness of the early verses seems to transform into an
almost sneering rage, this section is actually based on a prayer
that was written by Townshend one night when
he found himself facing the temptation of a groupie after a show in Denver.

an obsession with going to tanning partners which grips people so excessively that it is comparable to eating disorders.

They've suffered so much in recent years because they weren't changing their ways.