This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
The times we had
Oh, when the wind would blow with rain and snow
Were not all bad
We put our feet just where they had, had to go
Never to go
The shattered soul
Following close but nearly twice as slow
In my good times
There were always golden rocks to throw
At those who
Those who admit defeat too late
Those were our times, those were our times
And I will love to see that day
That day is mine
When she will marry me outside with the willow trees
And play the songs we made
They made me so
And I would love to see that day
Her day was mine
Oh, when the wind would blow with rain and snow
Were not all bad
We put our feet just where they had, had to go
Never to go
The shattered soul
Following close but nearly twice as slow
In my good times
There were always golden rocks to throw
At those who
Those who admit defeat too late
Those were our times, those were our times
And I will love to see that day
That day is mine
When she will marry me outside with the willow trees
And play the songs we made
They made me so
And I would love to see that day
Her day was mine
Lyrics submitted by SphagnumEsplanade
Postcards From Italy Lyrics as written by Zach Condon
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Same word came to my mind "saudade" of better long gone times. Fala portugues?
Oh how I love this song. Beautiful piece. It's sounds to me like he's remimiscing about a girl from, ummm, Italy, and wanting to be with her but they're far apart and communicating through postcards. The lyrics posted look pretty accurate, except for "the chattered soul" doesn't sound right.
It's such a pretty song. I get a real Jens Leckman vibe from it actually.
The third verse just makes me wibble. I do not care whether people will accept wibble as a word, it's what it does. He's singing about wanting to marry a girl and his voice is so beautiful. Zach Cordon
ah, but exactly! you can feel what he feels, exactly. it's as if you could actually touch his feelings. they have shape, they have colour, they have weight. like a dream that's a bit too real.
soft and sweet :)
It's been said, but this is truely the most beautiful song I have ever heard. I could listen to it forever, and never be let down.
This song is one of the best I've heard in many years... the vocals truly seal it
it is like i can actually see the way he looks at her and feel the way he feels when he looks at her.
wonderful!!!
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I can't even believe it. 3 stanzas to describe something with so much meaning. Genius. That's at least how I see it. If anyone agrees please let me know.
Personalmente creo que habla de un amor, un amor que llegó a su fin y él simplemente lo recuerda y la recuerda a ella. Recuerda los buenos momentos que vivieron "We put our feet just where they had, had to go Never to go" para mi hace referencia a que en su momento ambos creyeron ir bien encaminados, que ambos tenÃan su futuro planeado juntos pero que finalmente nunca se logró, nunca pudieron caminar por donde querÃan por donde soñaban. "The shattered soul Following close but nearly twice as slow" es como si quisiera decir que el triste final que destrozarÃa su alma siempre estuvo, pero su relación fue duradera (but nearly twice as slow) Y en la última estrofa es, personalmente, algo que él sabe que no pasará pero si fue algo que estuvo en sus planes y que le gustarÃa ver como las proyecciones de ambos se hacen realidad.
I listen to this song to remember how is it to be in love..