On the road
Julia Stone Angus Stone Lyrics


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Hit up the bottle
Scored us the finest herb
Jumped aboard that rolling stone
Took to the sky like a bird
Now the wheels are in full spin
We're off to play a thousand shows
Took a drag, fell in a dream
Took to the sky like a crow

She don't like it when I'm on the road
She don't like it when I'm on the road
She don't like it when I'm on the road
She don't like it when I'm on the road

Turn up the radio
Play 'A Horse With No Name'
Ten miles to the show
We're running late in a running late game
That road can burn through your heart
Make you forget what you're doin' it for
But I'll keep walking through the dark
I'll keep knowing at that door, yes I will

She don't like it when I'm on the road
She don't like it when I'm on the road




She don't like it when I'm on the road
She don't like it when I'm on the road

Overall Meaning

The song "On The Road" by Julia Stone and Angus Stone speak to the life of touring artists, the rush of the rock-and-roll lifestyle, and the toll it takes on relationships. The song is about two artists who hit the road in search of new adventures and opportunities, jumping aboard the "rolling stone" that carries them to different parts of the world. They are able to indulge in their hedonistic lifestyle because they have "scored the finest herb" and have taken to the skies like birds or crows, both symbols of freedom and possibility in this context.


With each passing mile, the artists encounter new challenges and obstacles, including being late for shows and forgetting what they are doing it all for. That said, they persevere, trudging through the darkness and knowing that they will find a way to get back on track. Throughout it all, the female in the artist's life disapproves of his constant touring, feeling left behind and forgotten. Yet, the artist insists on continuing his journey, despite the personal cost.


In conclusion, "On The Road" is an introspective look into touring life and the sacrifices it requires. Nonetheless, it evokes a sense of adventure and freedom, and the lyricism underscores the struggle and joys that come with it.


Line by Line Meaning

Hit up the bottle
Started drinking alcohol


Scored us the finest herb
Got the best quality of cannabis


Jumped aboard that rolling stone
Got onto the tour bus(that resembles Rolling Stones)


Took to the sky like a bird
Felt ecstatic and euphoric


Now the wheels are in full spin
The tour has started on a high note


We're off to play a thousand shows
Started touring to play concerts


Took a drag, fell in a dream
Smoked cannabis and became hypnotized


Took to the sky like a crow
Felt free and liberated like a crow in the sky


She don't like it when I'm on the road
His partner dislikes when he is away on tours


Turn up the radio
Increased the volume of the music on the radio


Play 'A Horse With No Name'
Listened to a particular song


Ten miles to the show
The concert is 10 miles away


We're running late in a running late game
Running late and still behind schedule


That road can burn through your heart
The hardships of touring can be emotionally exhausting


Make you forget what you're doin' it for
One can lose track of their purpose of touring


But I'll keep walking through the dark
Will keep going through the hardships


I'll keep knowing at that door, yes I will
Will keep persisting and trying to open the doors of success




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@beblessedwithlove

~ Hit up the bottlo
Scored us the finest herb
Jumped aboard that rolling stone
Took to the sky like a bird
Now the wheels are in full spin
We're off to play a thousand shows
Took a drag, fell in a dream
Took to the sky like a crow

She don't like it when I'm on the road
She don't like it when I'm on the road
She don't like it when I'm on the road
She don't like it when I'm on the road

Turn up the radio
Play "A Horse With No Name"
Ten miles to the show
We're running late in a running late game
That road can burn through your heart
Make you forget what you're doin' it for
But I'll keep walking through the dark
I'll keep knocking at that door, yes I will

She don't like it when I'm on the road
She don't like it when I'm on the road
She don't like it when I'm on the road
She don't like it when I'm on the road



@nicholasshaw7508

Sharon Lee ....Your Nick made this Nick share this with you❤

The quality of our dreams are both a reflection of our thoughts and actions as well as a general foreshadowing of the fate of our souls in the next life...A nightly, temporary karma that beckons us to change - for the good - so as to avoid a more permanent karma...

Complexity(🌎)+Beauty(🌷)
=Intent(❤️)

The Figure 8 Analogy: 

An analogy on life, death, the dream-state and the symbolism intertwined within the human experience...

We human beings are not moving in the - abstract - motion of a straight line towards death (for instance, the numerical straight line of say 1-89), rather we are moving in the motion of a figure 8...The Figure 8 is a natural repeating pattern that is divided into two halves and is thus the perfect symbol to represent the human life cycle and our two primary states of existence that we are continuously moving in and out of -the awake state and the dream-state.

When we awake from sleep, we come full circle to when we fall back asleep (represented by the bottom half of the figure 8), and when we go into the dream-state, we come full circle to when we awake from the dream-state (represented by the top half of the figure 8). Upon death, the figure 8 of life untwines, but it is not the body untwining from the mind that this analogy represents. It's two states of mind untwining to form a larger state of mind...(8->0)...Because the awake state is really a state -of mind, with our body's physical reality "consciously" intertwined, and the dream-state is also a state -of mind, with our body's physical reality "subconsciously" intertwined. Therefore; upon death, these two states "of mind" untwine to form a larger state of mind...A state that has all the potentialities of the dream world (flying, telepathy, psychokinesis, etc) combined with all the actualities of the awake world(nature, form, bonds, etc). This I refer to as the "transitional analogy."

While conceiving this analogy I realized life and death must be perceived - from one point of view - as seperate entities(the transitional analogy(8-0), but must also be perceived - from another point of view - as inseparable entities(the symbolic analogy), both of which are ultimately linked by the dream state.

The symbolic analogy consists of the untwined figure 8 of life/the 'circle of death' - abstractly -overlapping the 'circle of life'/the earth, with the overlappment representing the dream-state (like the common area in a venn diagram) which implies that the dream-state is just as much a part of life as is of death - by which semi-explains precognitive dreams, prodromal dreams, "visitations" by deceased relatives, etc, for the dream-state has a foothold in the afterlife - and is based on the premise that "while our body sleeps, our dream-state symbolically represents the state that awaits upon our body's ultimate rest.

In other words, while we are lying down and -sleeping/dreaming, this natural process symbolizes where we go when we're ultimately lying down/dead -to a place "like" our dream-state...A state "of mind", with our body's physical bonds eternally engrained and intertwined. 

                      👁~8~👁



All comments from YouTube:

@Hustlerae

these guys are why i love australia!

@supersarah2704

L'une de leur meilleure chanson! Ils continuent à me surprendre...

@leahrmusic

JULIA AND ANGUS STONE ARE AMAAAZING.

@louzoo1

very beautiful melody and harmonising as usual <3 your work!

@aline7387

Oooooo, eu sempre quis achar algum comentário muito antigo, só pra ver se por algum motivo a pessoa ainda usava o YouTube, ou se ela já era idosa, ou se ela já trabalhava ou sla

@jackgrovey

totally awsome - my new favourite artist

@inesnavyblue1290

Legend ;)

@mistafab9405

Love a bit of banjo..great music

@shushisha

so good

@terryhollas4830

Starts off like "I'm Your Captain", Grand Funk

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