On the surface this is about a man trying to convince a woman to get out of an unhealthy relationship. But that’s not entirely what’s going on. Midway through the song the singer links himself with the one he’s singing to:

“We were perfect when we started, I’ve been wondering where we’ve gone.”

From then on it makes sense to read the song as speaking not only to this other person but to himself. It’s an urging to break out of what tells you who and what you should be. It’s a call to become something better.

He imagines her living free. Paints a picture of it. And ends with a mantra and a promise to guide anyone who wants out of the rut of their lives:

“I will walk along these hillsides, in the summer neath the sunshine, I am feathered by the moonlight. Falling down on me.”