Paul simon hearts and bones12/17/2023 ![]() The journey is supposed to be ending it's on its "last leg." The "arc" of their relationship is compared to a "rainbow," which is both beautiful and illusory. Someone here feels that they are sacrificing themselves. As the song itself explains, the range is named for the blood of Jesus, the ultimate martyr. ![]() It is significant that they are in the Sangre de Christo mountains. (The Latinate guitars and drums of the region are heard throughout the song.) The couple, whomever they are, are "free to wander wherever they choose" (which may be a riff on the idea of the "wandering Jew," and perhaps even the idea of the Jews being "the chosen people.") But then, during a trip to New Mexico, they choose differently from one another. Simon is Jewish Fisher is Jewish on her father's side, which some count as only being "half Jewish," since Judaism is traditionally a matrilineal (passed down through the mother's side) religion. The opening line certainly lends itself to the speculation that the subjects are Simon and Fisher. Either that, or Simon predicted the ending of the marriage before he even proposed. So it's about some other couple, or an imaginary one. So, while it is tempting to say that the song is about this couple and the dissolution of their marriage, Simon wrote it before they were married and released it before they were divorced. (True, they had dated since 1977, but still.) ![]() Paul Simon married his second wife, actor/author Carrie Fisher, in 1983, and they divorced in 1984, one month shy of their first anniversary. The song was copyrighted 1982, and the album on which it appeared was released in 1983. Before we get into the song, it is important to note some dates. ![]()
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