Coyote
Band Lyrics

No regrets Coyote
I have no remorse Coyote, for all that has passed between us.

We just come from such different sets of circumstance
We come from very different backgrounds and experiences, making it hard to relate sometimes.

I'm up all night in the studios
I spend my nights in recording studios, working on music and my craft.

And you're up early on your ranch
In contrast, you wake up early to work on your ranch and take care of your animals.

You'll be brushing out a brood mare's tail
You'll be grooming a female horse's tail before the sun comes up.

While the sun is ascending
As the sun is rising and starting a new day.

And I'll just be getting home with my reel to reel
And I'll only be arriving home at this time with my audio equipment (a reel-to-reel machine).

There's no comprehending
It's difficult to understand or fully grasp...

Just how close to the bone and the skin and the eyes
...how intimate or close one can get to another person.

And the lips you can get
...physically and emotionally, especially with kissing and vulnerability.

And still feel so alone
Despite this closeness, a person can still feel very lonely or isolated.

And still feel related
But paradoxically, they can still feel a strong connection to the other person in a familial way.

Like stations in some relay
As if they are part of some relay race, handing off a baton between each other at certain points.

You're not a hit and run driver, no, no
You're not someone who runs away or abandons others quickly or without care.

Racing away
Instead, you're always on the move, constantly moving forwards towards new experiences.

You just picked up a hitcher
You've just given me a ride as a hitchhiker in your car.

A prisoner of the white lines on the freeway
I feel trapped by the constant white lines on the road, symbolizing the mundane and repetitive nature of everyday life.

We saw a farmhouse burning down
We witnessed a farmhouse engulfed in flames and burning down to the ground.

In the middle of nowhere
This happened in a remote and desolate location, far from civilization.

In the middle of the night
It occurred during the nighttime, when darkness shrouds the area and makes everything more ominous.

And we rolled right past that tragedy
Despite seeing something so terrible, we continued driving without stopping or intervening.

Till we turned into some road house lights
Until we arrived at a location with lights and activity, like a roadside bar or restaurant.

Where a local band was playing
At this venue, there was a band made up of local musicians performing.

Locals were up kicking and shaking on the floor
The local people were dancing energetically on the dancefloor.

And the next thing I know
Suddenly and unexpectedly,

That Coyote's at my door
You, Coyote, show up at my door.

He pins me in a corner and he won't take "No!"
You physically constrain me in a corner of the room and refuse to take "no" for an answer.

He drags me out on the dance floor
You pull me out onto the dance floor against my will.

And we're dancing close and slow
We dance intimately, swaying back and forth together.

Now he's got a woman at home
You already have a partner at home.

He's got another woman down the hall
You also have another woman nearby, maybe living in the same building.

He seems to want me anyway
Despite this, you still want me and pursue me.

Why'd you have to get so drunk
I question why you got so drunk and lost control in the first place.

And lead me on that way
Leading me on romantically in such a state.

I looked a Coyote right in the face
I encountered a real coyote in person, and I saw it face-to-face.

On the road to Baljennie near my old home town
This occurred on the road to Baljennie, near my hometown from my early years.

He went running through the whisker wheat
The coyote ran through a field of tall, slender grass.

Chasing some prize down
The coyote was chasing after some sort of prey, likely an animal that it wanted to eat.

And a hawk was playing with him
A bird of prey, a hawk, was also interacting with the coyote in some way.

Coyote was jumping straight up and making passes
The coyote was leaping high into the air and making advances towards the hawk.

He had those same eyes - just like yours
The coyote's eyes were just like yours, Coyote, in some way.

Under your dark glasses
Reference to Coyote wearing dark sunglasses above those same eyes.

Privately probing the public rooms
Secretly investigating or exploring the public spaces where people interact and gather.

And peeking through keyholes in numbered doors
Even spying on the private spaces behind locked doors, like in hotels or apartments with numbered rooms.

Where the players lick their wounds
Where people who are beaten or defeated gather to heal and recover, often alluding to the performing arts or other competitive fields.

And take their temporary lovers
And where people also form short-term, fleeting romantic or sexual relationships to cope or escape from their pain.

And their pills and powders to get them through this passion play
And people also use drugs or other self-medication to survive the emotional and physical demands of their romantic lives.

No regrets, Coyote
Once again, stating that there is no remorse or regret from the artist towards Coyote.

I just get off up aways
I simply get off the path, taking a different direction or moving away from the situation.

Coyote's in the coffee shop
You, Coyote, are in the coffee shop now.

He's staring a hole in his scrambled eggs
Looking down at his scrambled eggs intently, lost in thought or worry.

He picks up my scent on his fingers
Somehow, Coyote can sense or smell the artist's presence or essence on his fingers or skin.

While he's watching the waitresses' legs
Although he's trying to relax, he's still fixated on the legs of the female servers, likely in a predatory or objectifying way.

He's too fat from the Bay of Fundy
Coyote is too plump or bloated from indulging in the nearby Bay of Fundy and its food options.

From Appaloosas and Eagles and tides
From the horses of the Appaloosa breed, native eagles, and the ever-changing tides of the ocean.

And the air conditioned cubicles
The modern, climate-controlled office spaces and cubicles that Coyote might have worked in or is familiar with.

And the carbon ribbon rides
The use of carbon copies and typewriters, as well as taking carbon express trains or buses, as transportation options that Coyote knows intimately.

Are spelling it out so clear
All of these elements are loudly and clearly defining how different Coyote's life is from the artist's.

Either he's going to have to stand and fight
One interpretation is that Coyote has to take a stand for himself and his life, fighting off the forces that might be holding him back or limiting him.

Or take off out of here
Another interpretation is that Coyote has to flee from his current existence and start anew somewhere far away.

I tried to run away myself
The singer, too, has attempted to escape or avoid the situation.

To run away and wrestle with my ego
To run away from you, Coyote, and wrestle with my sense of self and self-worth.

And with this flame
With this desire or passion that you've ignited in me,

You put here in this Eskimo
You've ignited this flame inside me, choosing to spark and tempt someone that you believe is naive or gullible, like an Eskimo.

In this hitcher
The artist sees themselves as a hitchhiker, someone who has been caught and trapped by Coyote's advances and desires.

In this prisoner
The singer also feels like a prisoner of the situation, unable to escape or leave on their own terms.

Of the fine white lines
Referencing the white lines on the freeway again, symbolizing the narrow, predetermined path that the hitchhiker and Coyote are both on, stuck in this journey together.

Of the white lines on the free, free way
Finalizing the song title and repeating the chorus once again.