[Jerry]

The lyrics seem literal to me. Very specific, possibly even down to a single conversation on a single night.

I think the lyrics were written looking back to that specific night and remembering the freedom of the conversation as it ranged from the trivial to deep. I see the line ..."and we've died a thousand times since then" as a realization of an accumulation of experience and wisdom over the years since that memorable night.

This is the way I relate to those lyrics from the perspective of my experience.

Jerry