Emily tries but misunderstands, ah ooh
She often inclined to borrow somebody's dreams till tomorrow
There is no other day
Let's try it another way
You'll lose your mind and play
Free games for may
See Emily play

Soon after dark Emily cries, ah ooh
Gazing through trees in sorrow hardly a sound till tomorrow

There is no other day
Let's try it another way
You'll lose your mind and play
Free games for may
See Emily play

Put on a gown that touches the ground, ah ooh
Float on a river forever and ever, Emily BR
There is no other day
Let's try it another way
You'll lose your mind and play
Free games for may
See Emily play

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To me this song is about a girl going from the playfull freedom of childhood into the captivity of adult womanhood. She tries to figure out why it has to be like this, but it doesn't make sense to her (nor me). "Put on a (wedding?) gown that touches the ground. Float on a river for ever and ever, Emily": It's like, accept your destiny girl and live on your childhood memories, because you're a grown woman now and freedom is only a thing of the past.

To me this song is about a girl going from the playfull freedom of childhood into the captivity of adult womanhood. She tries to figure out why it has to be like this, but it doesn't make sense to her (nor me). "Put on a (wedding?) gown that touches the ground. Float on a river for ever and ever, Emily": It's like, accept your destiny girl and live on your childhood memories, because you're a grown woman now and freedom is only a thing of the past.

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@trbjol why, though? Ain’t it true that adulthood comes with more freedoms (rights to vote, smoke, drink, gamble, own territory)? Sounds like Emily would’ve been forced to marry!

HippieVeganMuslimon July 09, 2023