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I went down among the dust and pollen
to the old stone fountain in the morning after dawn
underneath were all these pennies
fallen from the hands of children
they were there and then were gone
and i wonder what became of them
what became of them
sunlight over me no matter what i do
apples in the Summer all cold and sweet
everyday a'passin complete
I'm not one to ever pray for mercy
or to wish on pennies in the fountain or the shrine
but that day you know i left my money
and i thought of you only
all that copper glowing fine
and i wonder what became of you
what became of you
Sunlight over me no matter what i do
apples in the summer all cold and sweet
everyday a passing complete
apples in the summer all cold and sweet
everyday a passing complete
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In the morning waking up to terrible sunlight
All diffuse like skin abuse the sun is half its size
When you talk you hardly even look in my eyes
in the morning, in the morning
In the doorway holding every letter that I wrote
in the driveway pulling away putting on your coat
in the ocean washing off my name from your throat
in the morning, in the morning
in the ocean washing off my name from your throat
in the morning, in the morning
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Green apples hang from my tree
they belong only to me
Green apples hang from my green apple tree
they belong only to, only to me
and if i just stay awhile here staring at the sea
and the waves break ever closer, ever near to me
i will lay down in the sand and let the ocean lead
carry me to Innisfree like pollen on the breeze
to the old stone fountain in the morning after dawn
underneath were all these pennies
fallen from the hands of children
they were there and then were gone
and i wonder what became of them
what became of them
sunlight over me no matter what i do
apples in the Summer all cold and sweet
everyday a'passin complete
I'm not one to ever pray for mercy
or to wish on pennies in the fountain or the shrine
but that day you know i left my money
and i thought of you only
all that copper glowing fine
and i wonder what became of you
what became of you
Sunlight over me no matter what i do
apples in the summer all cold and sweet
everyday a passing complete
apples in the summer all cold and sweet
everyday a passing complete
-
In the morning waking up to terrible sunlight
All diffuse like skin abuse the sun is half its size
When you talk you hardly even look in my eyes
in the morning, in the morning
In the doorway holding every letter that I wrote
in the driveway pulling away putting on your coat
in the ocean washing off my name from your throat
in the morning, in the morning
in the ocean washing off my name from your throat
in the morning, in the morning
-
Green apples hang from my tree
they belong only to me
Green apples hang from my green apple tree
they belong only to, only to me
and if i just stay awhile here staring at the sea
and the waves break ever closer, ever near to me
i will lay down in the sand and let the ocean lead
carry me to Innisfree like pollen on the breeze
Lyrics submitted by rockisgroovy
Track duration: 08:07
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After the fall of man, the seasons are created, and the sun is taught how to shine brutally, creating the contrasting image of "terrible sunlight," and Adam is so furious at himself and that he listened to eve that he can barely look in her eyes. The "waves" could symbolize both the innocent sea of heaven or the lake of fire in hell. just an idea but there does seem to be an uncanny correlation
He has lost her, and convinces himself that it doesn't really matter (sun light over me no matter what I do). The fountain and pennies are perhaps an attempt to wash away or buy off his regrets and sins against the woman he loved. The apples may be symbolic of other women he's had in her absence. All are cold and sweet, all are the same.
The second half is where things get honest. The morning sun is too bright to hide his lies in. I think she took only the letters he wrote to her, leaving the others. She drove into the sea and drowned (the sea washes my name from your throat), unable to bear the shame and betrayal.
Now he is alone with his tree of apples, but they are all hard and sour and green (nowhere else is the color revealed). In despair he lays down at the water's edge and gives up his life to try and redeem himself. perhaps he might one day be worthy of reuniting with her in the afterworld.
"In the ocean washing off my name from your throat"
love this song so much except the last minute that i have on my recording! it's some weird instrumental and drives me nuts!
"In the tide, look me in the eye,
To never let you stay,
In the night time, with the light on,
Every light all day,
In the ocean, leaving me no time to obey,
In the morning, in the morning,
In the ocean, washing my name from your throat,
In the morning, in the morning."
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when the tide came in, the ides would never let you stay
in the night time with the light on, every light of day
in the ocean leaving me no time to obey
in the morning, in the morning
the first movement is 'the shrine.' It's a time after they have separated, when the singer is still angry about what happened, and determined to be happy despite it all. "Sunlight over me no matter what I do..." "everyday a'passin complete" etc. Yet he still does think about her, and puts pennies in the shrine and wonders "what became" of her.
the second movement is 'the argument.' This is the moment when she actually drove away and they separated. The second stanza is my fav, describing three different images of her leaving. First line is her standing in the doorway with letters -- presumably love letters he wrote to her. Second line is her driving away. Third line is her recalling the angry words that she spoke at him, trying to get rid of the memory... the bad taste left by the words. (Either that, or I was also thinking maybe that line is from his perspective, which would kinda conjure an image of him strangling her in the ocean... hmm).
the third movement I think is him much further down the road. The anger is gone and now he is simply regretting being alone. The apples are nice and all, but the joy of having them is gone because he's alone. He seems to have given up, or been defeated. Now he simply lays down and longs for heaven or utopia, which he dubs Innisfree -- the name Innisfree being taken from a Yeats poem where the poet is longing for an ocean village (Innisfree) where all problems are gone. In the poem Yeats lives on the Walden-esque island with his lil cabin, rows of beans, etc. with the ocean lapping on the shore.
All in all, tough to be sure, but definitely a lot to this song.