"A Long Way Past the Past"

In "A Long Way Past the Past," "'round" in the line "I can't turn the hand 'round" is sung with a melisma (it's C G A in the higher voice, and I think just A F in the lower voice), so while negated, there's a sense of movement (for "turn").  "Down" in the line "But still it looks a long way down" is sung with a descending melisma (G F E D C in the higher voice; E D C in the lower).  Musically, this gives a sense of the meaning of the word itself and also of the adjective "long."  "Through" in the line "I made me own way through" is also sung with a melisma (D G in the higher voice; B E in the lower); this too gives a sense of movement.

"Featherweight"

In the line "And somehow I see it's free" in "Featherweight," "free" is sung with a melisma (D C Bb G F G C).  Since the word isn't constrained to a single pitch, there's a sense of its meaning.  That may not be the intended meaning in this context though (it's a bit unclear), so this may not be a valid point.

"Can I Believe You"

I noticed a handful of significant melismas in "Can I Believe You."

"Go" in the line "Hasn't let me go" is sung with a melisma (C# B) for a sense of movement.  In the lines "If I don't, well, nothing will change / Stayin' under my weather all day," "change" is sung with a melisma (C# B G# F#) for a sense of the word's meaning, and "day" (G# B) is sung with a melisma for a sense of the entirety of "all."  "Much" in the line "Never held that much" is sung with a melisma (C# B) for a sense of amount (although negated).

I also noticed an ambiguity in the line "Can I believe you when you say I'm good?"  That's how it's printed in the vinyl gatefold, but it could also be written as "Can I believe you when you say, 'I'm good'?"

The most interesting thing I've noticed so far is in this section:

Lately I'm wondering too 

What type of desire I can break

When I'm one way with them, one with you

What half is it of me rearranged?

The vocal melody for this section is something like:

In the line "When I'm one way with them, one with you," the first "one" is sung on a downbeat, but the second "one" is sung on an upbeat.  This indicates their opposing natures.

Also, "break" is sung with a melisma (B G# F#), giving a sense of the word's meaning.

"Sunblind"

Since I started figuring out parts for the songs on Shore last month, I figured I might as well start to write about some of the things I noticed while listening to the album, although many of them are just minor points.

In the line "I'm going out for a weekend" in "Sunblind," "out" is sung with a melisma (C D E B), musically giving a sense of movement.

"Every" in the line "Carrying every text that you've given" is sung with three syllables, giving a sense of number.