I do not own the lyrics or the characters. This is about Jedediah Smith and his thoughts about life and Octavius in the form of lyrics to the Kurt Vile song "Wheelhouse".
Sometimes I talk too much, but I gotta get it out.
Jedediah spent so much of his life being silent. He faces Octavius. The man he can pour his heart out to.
But I don't wanna talk anymore, I only wanna listen.
He's told Octavius so much at this point, nearly everything but a love confession. Maybe if he'd listen to Octy for once, he'd be able to get out of his head.
My baby talks soft, my ears are always ringing now.
He exhales, trying to concentrate on whatever Octavius is saying to him. His ears ring with his thoughts.
Humming a sad song when I'm alone.
Octavius has turned his head to look at Jedediah.
"What is that tune you are humming?"
But you gotta be alone to figure things out sometimes.
Octavius waves his hand in front of his friend's face. Jedediah looks up, having forgotten he is not alone.
Be alone, when even in a crowd of friends, and not so...
Jedediah looks around at the people in his diorama. Both his American friends and Romans alike, sharing time together. He still feels so... alone.
Sometimes of whom you just can't distinguish, but thank God for the former.
Some of the faces are all blurs, and yet, when he turns to face Octavius, he feels so much less alone. Thank God for him.