I've been listening to Amelia obsessively since I bought Travelogue - I liked it before but I love this version. Can anyone tell me what they understand by "Amelia, it was just a false alarm"? I understand that it's a reference to Amelia Earhart, and courage in the face of loss (or loss because of too much courage/wanderlust) but I can't pin down the specific line "it was just a false alarm". Does she mean "I got it wrong again?" As in: "Maybe I've never really loved/I guess that is the truth/I've spent my whole life in clouds at icy altitude/And looking down on everything/I crashed into his arms/Amelia, it was just a false alarm." A kind of "Send in the Clowns"? Did anyone see Shirley MacLaine perform that? Anyone who has a soul should see her sing it.
Most heartbreaking Joni lines: "I wish that he was here tonight It's so hard to obey His sad request of me to kindly stay away" Sarah
