Have One On Me and the endings that don't really ever end

Hi, I just want to share a thought that I've had on my mind for quite some time now. I know this might be a reach or I am missing something, but I wanna share anyway. There is this "rule" in music that when you turn the volume down progressively on a song at the end instead of giving it an actual cut ending it means that the song actually never ends and that it just keeps going.

In the whole Have One On Me only two songs have this type of ending and that is Good Intentions Paving Company and Baby Birch. I have my own theory to why these special endings might be applied in these two songs.

First I want to start with GIPCo. This song, from what I've learnt, is about the inadvertable ending of a relationship and the bittersweet feelings toward such endings (altough this is very dumbed down meaning, basically in a nutshell). The choice to such never-ending ending might be used here because it implies that the road is simply so long("The road's too long to mention, lord, it's something to see!"), the in and out feelings of wanting the relationship to be over yet still wanting to be held and feel secure ("To stay right here, in the right lane. But it can make you feel over, and old Lord, you know it's a shame. When I only want for you to pull over and hold me. 'Til I can't remember my own name.")

Then there is Baby Birch. (Just a side note; This is one of my most favourite songs of Joes, truly sad and impactful piece of work). Baby Birch, again- from what I've seen other people say and gathered from the lyrics, is about the loss of a child, the grievence but also about the acceptance of the loss ("Be at peace baby, and be gone" heartbreaking.) I always felt that the progressively silenced ending represents either the inner grieve of unaccaptance. Or also the acceptance, the fact that the past might stay in the past, it will however always continue to impact the future. A mother, even if the mother accepted the loss, will always remember the expirience, it will always follow along. Somewhere deep within the mother's brain, the expirience is etched there. ("Yes, I wish we could take every path." "When I see stars, I feel in your hand. And I see stars and I reel again.") Dear my my, I truly love this song, I hope I did it justice with this little theory of mine.

These are just some thoughts I had while listening to her on my way to school, hope this little text made sense and that whoever reads it will share their own opinion. Thanks for reading!