At the very end of the song, there's the most beautiful violin bit and Colin repeats "April marches on" four times. That's a clever little pun, and also probably an indication of when the song takes place. It tends to be rainy in the spring.
As to what the song means... "anticipation" is better than anything I've come up with yet. In the verses we've got a gymnast finally falling, a sister finally getting snow and a boatswain finally back home after being lost. So maybe "finally getting what you want"?
The chorus confuses me. It's beautiful, but it doesn't seem in any way related to the rest of the song. Maybe it's about a tanker truck accident that results in a chemical spill? Could it really be that obvious?
@toadtws I agree about that last part, I think it refers to a sort of chemical spill accident.
Something to do with the great molasses flood in boston 1919. "Stinks of marmelade"...
I think our guy was a sailor caught on the flood, and the motorway comes all the way from the port, spreading the overly sweet smell.
The cold gray weather of boston makes is all harder and slower.
On the other hand, the begining perhaps is about anticipation and frustration. Hiding pain, and comming to acceptance.
Our little gymnast lost someone and has to move on with her life....
@toadtws I agree about that last part, I think it refers to a sort of chemical spill accident.
Something to do with the great molasses flood in boston 1919. "Stinks of marmelade"...
I think our guy was a sailor caught on the flood, and the motorway comes all the way from the port, spreading the overly sweet smell.
The cold gray weather of boston makes is all harder and slower.
On the other hand, the begining perhaps is about anticipation and frustration. Hiding pain, and comming to acceptance.
Our little gymnast lost someone and has to move on with her life.
At the very end of the song, there's the most beautiful violin bit and Colin repeats "April marches on" four times. That's a clever little pun, and also probably an indication of when the song takes place. It tends to be rainy in the spring.
As to what the song means... "anticipation" is better than anything I've come up with yet. In the verses we've got a gymnast finally falling, a sister finally getting snow and a boatswain finally back home after being lost. So maybe "finally getting what you want"?
The chorus confuses me. It's beautiful, but it doesn't seem in any way related to the rest of the song. Maybe it's about a tanker truck accident that results in a chemical spill? Could it really be that obvious?
@toadtws I agree about that last part, I think it refers to a sort of chemical spill accident. Something to do with the great molasses flood in boston 1919. "Stinks of marmelade"... I think our guy was a sailor caught on the flood, and the motorway comes all the way from the port, spreading the overly sweet smell. The cold gray weather of boston makes is all harder and slower. On the other hand, the begining perhaps is about anticipation and frustration. Hiding pain, and comming to acceptance. Our little gymnast lost someone and has to move on with her life....
@toadtws I agree about that last part, I think it refers to a sort of chemical spill accident. Something to do with the great molasses flood in boston 1919. "Stinks of marmelade"... I think our guy was a sailor caught on the flood, and the motorway comes all the way from the port, spreading the overly sweet smell. The cold gray weather of boston makes is all harder and slower.
On the other hand, the begining perhaps is about anticipation and frustration. Hiding pain, and comming to acceptance. Our little gymnast lost someone and has to move on with her life.