Traumthesen ::: lyrics and dreams as poetry beyond analysis
»It’s part reality and part fantasy but I’m always in the song as a witness. [...] You know how when you dream something you can see something change into something else and it’s illogical when you examine it in the morning. [...] That’s why I’ve never analyzed the lyrics to the song. They’re beyond analysis. They’re poetry.«
(Don McLean über American Pie, nach Popsongs und ihre Hintergründe)