Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: psych-rock
Song Meaning of “Fivio” by New Riders of the Purple Sage
This song paints a vivid portrait of a loner in search of a way out of solitude. He wanders the night “with nowhere to go” and “no one to set him free.” He laments over his loneliness and sings of his need for someone to care for him unconditionally. The chorus shows him being embraced by the embrace of love, and he is taken in and held tightly by the embrace of love. As he moves through the night, he feels comforted and understood in the arms of love. His loneliness is lifted and he is held securely without fear, simply by “steppin’ in fivio.” The song speaks to the power of connection and how those we share our lives with can lift us out of our darkest moments. Love is all we need in the end, and the song celebrates this idea.