Seeking Closure

I've spoken about members of the Be Good Tanyas in the past.  Trish Klein's work as a member of Po' Girl and Frazey Ford's taking part in "Take the Long Way."  Tonight, the Tanyas are the main focus.  Frazey Ford, Sam Parton, and Trish Klein met while at a camp a camp in British Columbia.  By the late 90's they were performing concerts in Vancouver.  The next year, they would tour down to Louisiana before recording Blue Horse.  It was their first album and contained some traditional pieces along with songs by the band and regular collaborator Jolie Holland.

Tonight's featured song is from Blue Horse.  In the past was written by Ford and Parton about the emotional fallout from a breakup.  My interpretation of the song is that the person was in a relationship with someone, but that has long since ended.  Aside from a break for memories of them together, the singer's character is speaking mostly of seeing the former lover, and the ex. running before she can say "Hello."  There's a moment of singing that her palms are now closed rather than open, and that could be anger (a closed fist as opposed to an open palm).  It could also be a sign of relaxing the hand after trying to reach out to the person.

She's coming to a realization that all that they had together is now in the past, and even if the other person isn't hearing them now, the singer's character is now finding closure.