Well, on the surface this song is about a summer romance coming to an end. But I think it is about alot more than that.
I think it is about how many of the good things in your life, like being able to be totally carefree when you are young, come to an end eventually. And how it doesn't neccessarily take some major event to bring about a major change in your life, where one phase ends and another begins....sometimes it is as simple and natural as the summer coming to an end.....
This song is beautifully arranged and produced. I think the most brilliant thing about it is how, at least for me, the lyrics create such vivid imagery about such plain, ordinary things like "squeaking swings and tall grass". That one line immediately draws me into the context of the song and makes me FEEL like I used to feel at the end of summer when I was a kid...when you can tell that the days are getting a little shorter and the sun is just a little bit lower in the sky. Those are just subtle environmental cues, but you notice them subconciuosly, and you know that the summer is going to be over soon, and that your life is going to change and you'll be moving on to other things.
I'll admit it, this song makes me cry sometimes...
Well, on the surface this song is about a summer romance coming to an end. But I think it is about alot more than that.
I think it is about how many of the good things in your life, like being able to be totally carefree when you are young, come to an end eventually. And how it doesn't neccessarily take some major event to bring about a major change in your life, where one phase ends and another begins....sometimes it is as simple and natural as the summer coming to an end.....
This song is beautifully arranged and produced. I think the most brilliant thing about it is how, at least for me, the lyrics create such vivid imagery about such plain, ordinary things like "squeaking swings and tall grass". That one line immediately draws me into the context of the song and makes me FEEL like I used to feel at the end of summer when I was a kid...when you can tell that the days are getting a little shorter and the sun is just a little bit lower in the sky. Those are just subtle environmental cues, but you notice them subconciuosly, and you know that the summer is going to be over soon, and that your life is going to change and you'll be moving on to other things.
I'll admit it, this song makes me cry sometimes...
I totally agree with what you are saying. it is a beatiful song wiht a lot more meanings in it. its one of my faves...
I totally agree with what you are saying. it is a beatiful song wiht a lot more meanings in it. its one of my faves...