To me, for some reason (possibly only the line about 'invitations on blue paper'), it is about a man who's getting cold feet about marrying a woman, only it's not 'cold feet', but rather a certain knowledge that it's just not right. Maybe he felt pressured into proposing and she's just excited about being a bride.
He's afraid that the girl knows it too, but will just plow on hoping that the doubts will go away and they'll be happily married:
"...but I'm smoking cigarettes when no one else does..."
He's the only one prepared to do something nobody else will, in saying that he thinks they should call it off, because as bad as it'll be, he'd rather that than make the mistake and be left with the consequences:
"...and if I hold you now will I be holding a snowball
when the season changes and I'm craving the sun?"
If he doesn't do what he feels is right, will they be stuck in a broken marriage by next season?
This is my favourite song on the album.
To me, for some reason (possibly only the line about 'invitations on blue paper'), it is about a man who's getting cold feet about marrying a woman, only it's not 'cold feet', but rather a certain knowledge that it's just not right. Maybe he felt pressured into proposing and she's just excited about being a bride.
He's afraid that the girl knows it too, but will just plow on hoping that the doubts will go away and they'll be happily married:
"...but I'm smoking cigarettes when no one else does..."
He's the only one prepared to do something nobody else will, in saying that he thinks they should call it off, because as bad as it'll be, he'd rather that than make the mistake and be left with the consequences:
"...and if I hold you now will I be holding a snowball when the season changes and I'm craving the sun?"
If he doesn't do what he feels is right, will they be stuck in a broken marriage by next season?