Birdy – White Winter Hymnal

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I was following the -
(I was following the - )

I was following the -
(I was following the - )

I was following the pack
All swallowed in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From falling in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime

I was following the pack
All swallowed in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From falling in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime

I was following the pack
All swallowed in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From falling in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime

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    My Interpretation:Well, I guess it's about, like, one tragic cold winter, in which the singer has a younger brother (Michael). She looks out in the window, and sees the brother running with some kind of pack (wolves/ wild dogs/ etc...etc...) and what puzzles her is why he isn't harmed. Then, suddenly, the next second, she turns around to find out that a wolf has killed her brother (And Michael, you would fall
    And turn the white snow red as strawberries
    In the summertime ...) the 'turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime' line means blood or death or something.I think the singer of this song either lost someone special- or either a brother or a lover. Not sure though :(
    Flag theresexoon April 12, 2013   Link
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    Link(s):Here's a link to a wonderful music video by an a capella group, The BU Sweethearts, covering this song bu.edu/buniverse/view/ My feeling about these lyrics: You go along day to day with everyone else (the pack), immersed in trivia, and suddenly, something personal, momentous and tragic occurs to shock you out of your complacency. Michael was a friend or lover, and the warmth of that relationship is embodied in "strawberries in summertime", in contrast to the coldness of winter and death. The line "To keep their little heads from falling in the snow" is hindsight anger at the pack's shallow mindlessness, and also its innocence which the singer has lost and yearns for.
    Flag tanzyon December 17, 2012   Link

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