Agreed completely on Meant To Be. I wish Infinite Surprise was the last song, not the first. It works as a thesis statement for the whole album, which so often is about far along in things and reaching a dead end. “I woke up today and went back to bed” from Ten Dead; “You’re lost, and I’m lost” from Sunlight Ends; The broken relationships of “Evicted” and “Bowl and a Pudding.” But, because it’s a Wilco album, it’s equally full of hope in the beauty of the world. The whole point seems to be that even as things end or decay, something new and beautiful is still revealing itself: Your dreams can
