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In December, drinking horchata
I'd look psychotic in a balaclava
Winter's cold is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
In December, drinking horchata
Look down your glasses at that aranciata
With lips and teeth to ask how my day went
Boots and fists to pound on the pavement
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
You'd remember drinking horchata
You'd still enjoy it with your foot on masada
Winter's cold is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Oh you had it but oh no you lost it
Looking back you shouldn't have fought it
In December, drinking horchata
I'd look psychotic in a balaclava
Winter's cold is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
Years go by and hearts start to harden
Those palms and firs that grew in your garden
Are falling down and nearing the rosebeds
The roots are shooting up through the tool shed
Those lips and teeth that asked how my day went
Are shouting up through cracks in the pavement
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Oh you had it but oh no you lost it
You understood so you shouldn't have fought it.
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
I'd look psychotic in a balaclava
Winter's cold is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
In December, drinking horchata
Look down your glasses at that aranciata
With lips and teeth to ask how my day went
Boots and fists to pound on the pavement
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
You'd remember drinking horchata
You'd still enjoy it with your foot on masada
Winter's cold is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Oh you had it but oh no you lost it
Looking back you shouldn't have fought it
In December, drinking horchata
I'd look psychotic in a balaclava
Winter's cold is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
Years go by and hearts start to harden
Those palms and firs that grew in your garden
Are falling down and nearing the rosebeds
The roots are shooting up through the tool shed
Those lips and teeth that asked how my day went
Are shouting up through cracks in the pavement
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Oh you had it but oh no you lost it
You understood so you shouldn't have fought it.
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Lyrics submitted by ElleDriver, edited by dodgerblue
Track duration: 03:26
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Just my two cents. Love the song! :)
So he's drinking Horchata and while he's drinking he's remember how he felt when he was with this person. The "chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on" line is pretty indicative of that time during love where everything feels incredibly new. Even something as simple as walking down the street feels new and beautiful.
Unfortunately for the narrator, despite loving how he felt, he fought his feelings and everything turned sour. The sidewalks that felt so new and wonderful scream at him and everything he created fell apart.
I really like the last line, "You understood so you shouldn't have fought it." It's interesting to me because it suggests that the narrator knew that he was in love and enjoyed their couple quirks, and yet still tore the relationship apart. The song is kind of like narrator slapping himself, saying what an idiot he was for letting this strange, beautiful person go.
It is worth noting that when I heard this song for the first 10 times, I did not immediately jump to the conclusion about it being a romantic relationship. I just thought it was about any deep emotional relationship. I also thought it might be about a family because it is set in December. Now I would say it was about a romantic relationship, but it is vague enough to be applied to many circumstances.
In December, drinking horchata
I'd look psychotic in a balaclava
Winter's cold is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
When I hear the lyrics in first verse matched with the music I see a man in his low to mid thirty's. I picture him sitting in a tropical environment by himself. He's from a northern area. A balaclava would be common place this time of year in his hometown, in his current environment it would look ridiculous. The cold is to hard to deal with alone.
In December, drinking horchata
Look down your glasses at that aranciata
With lips and teeth to ask how my day went
Boots and fists to pound on the pavement
There are glasses now; he has met someone on his vacation. This person is special. What she says and who she is as a person is most important. They spend time together exploring and getting to know each other.
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
After meeting this person he is starting to remember what it is like to fall in love. The chairs and sidewalks are the highlights of his time here.
You'd remember drinking horchata
You'd still enjoy it with your foot on Masada
They grow older together and no matter where they are it's just like where they met. (Massada is in Israel)
Winter's cold is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Oh you had it but oh no you lost it
Looking back you shouldn't have fought it
She dies; the winter is hard to handle again. He goes back to wear they met and does the things they did together alone. The forgotten feeling of being alone is no longer forgotten. Even though they are alone now and hurting they would not change it.
In December, drinking horchata
I'd look psychotic in a balaclava
winter's cold is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
Years go by and hearts start to harden
Those palms and firs that grew in your garden
Are falling down and nearing the rosebeds
The roots are shooting up through the tool shed
Those lips and teeth that asked how my day went
Are shouting up through cracks in the pavement
The pain of the loss fades but she is not forgotten. The house they had becomes disheveled because no one lives in it anymore. He now lives where they met and fell in love. As he walk's the streets they walked together he remembers her.
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Oh you had it but oh no you lost it
You understood so you shouldn't have fought it.
The last part reminds me of a round. Like it's a story that repeats itself over and over. Like it's not just his story.
I think it's a really sweet song about true love and that person that will always be apart of you.
song is genius i love it! but i don't think it goes any deaper.. i heard the ppl from vamp are assholes so why would they give a fuck about a girl/breakup... other songs by them have personal meaning but i don't think this song really does
I know it doesn´t have anything to do with the song, just a fun fact.
(In December drinking Horchata)
The month is December, but he's drinking Horchata. A drink with a rice base, sweetened, known for calming nerves, but no one ever said where he was is warm.
(I'd look psychotic in a balaclava)
The reason he'd look psychotic in a balaclava(Ski Mask) is because of the high temperatures, thus not allowing for a ski mask to be appropriate attire.
(Winter's cold is too much to handle)
Cold, not meaning in the literal sense, but in the emotional sense. Winter is meant for people to come together, and he is alone.
(Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals.)
He's standing on a beach, which is why pincher crabs are mentioned, and standing still for a long duration of time, allowing pincher crabs to get close enough to pinch at his sandals.
(Look down your glasses at the Aranciata.)
An alcoholic beverage, which means he's turned to alcohol to sooth the pain.
(with lips and teeth to ask how my day went, boots and fists to pound on the pavement)
Everyone's heart analyzes the way they feel, and his makes him break down randomly, and he falls to his knees often pounding on the pavement.
(Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten, Chairs to sit, and sidewalks to walk on)
Meaning he thought he'd gotten over the pain, but the feeling returns, making him either have to have a seat, or take a walk.
(You'd remember drinking horchata, you'd still enjoy it with your foot on masada.)
Making reference to YOU, the listener, because he isn't enjoying it. The pain is too much to bear for himself.
(Oh you had it, but oh no you lost it, Looking back you shouldn't have fought it.)
He's now speaking to himself, and regretting his decision.)
(Years go by and hearts start to harden)
as most do with catastrophic break ups, or he just plain got up, and left.
(Those palms and firs that grew in your garden are falling down, and nearing the rose beds
The roots are shooting up through the tool shed.)
He was the provider of a home, and making reference to the garden growing wild, and dying. He feels, and accepts that he's abandoned his family.
(Those lips and teeth that asked how my day went are shouting up through cracks in the pavement)
Again making reference to his heart analyzing the way he feels, and this time feeling that the world itself is judging him for his misdeed.
(You understood so you shouldn't have fought it.)
He understood that all men grow up, and must provide for a family, and yet he couldn't accept his ascension to adulthood. Having left it all, he now has the only thing he's escaped with.
His Regret.
Hope you like my interpretation. :)