I think people take this song as someone in a warm climate during December talking about a time he had in a cold climate. I disagree. I think the reason why the narrator is drinking Horchata in the cold is because the person he ends up referring to used to do so. It's just a strange thing the couple liked to do together. I think this is pretty apparent from the second verse where the other person is looking down on another summer drink while wearing boots. Boots are usually only worn in winter, so it leads to me conclude that they were just drinking cold drinks in winter--something that really isn't that strange.
So he's drinking Horchata and while he's drinking he's remember how he felt when he was with this person. The "chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on" line is pretty indicative of that time during love where everything feels incredibly new. Even something as simple as walking down the street feels new and beautiful.
Unfortunately for the narrator, despite loving how he felt, he fought his feelings and everything turned sour. The sidewalks that felt so new and wonderful scream at him and everything he created fell apart.
I really like the last line, "You understood so you shouldn't have fought it." It's interesting to me because it suggests that the narrator knew that he was in love and enjoyed their couple quirks, and yet still tore the relationship apart. The song is kind of like narrator slapping himself, saying what an idiot he was for letting this strange, beautiful person go.
It is worth noting that when I heard this song for the first 10 times, I did not immediately jump to the conclusion about it being a romantic relationship. I just thought it was about any deep emotional relationship. I also thought it might be about a family because it is set in December. Now I would say it was about a romantic relationship, but it is vague enough to be applied to many circumstances.
I think people take this song as someone in a warm climate during December talking about a time he had in a cold climate. I disagree. I think the reason why the narrator is drinking Horchata in the cold is because the person he ends up referring to used to do so. It's just a strange thing the couple liked to do together. I think this is pretty apparent from the second verse where the other person is looking down on another summer drink while wearing boots. Boots are usually only worn in winter, so it leads to me conclude that they were just drinking cold drinks in winter--something that really isn't that strange.
So he's drinking Horchata and while he's drinking he's remember how he felt when he was with this person. The "chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on" line is pretty indicative of that time during love where everything feels incredibly new. Even something as simple as walking down the street feels new and beautiful.
Unfortunately for the narrator, despite loving how he felt, he fought his feelings and everything turned sour. The sidewalks that felt so new and wonderful scream at him and everything he created fell apart.
I really like the last line, "You understood so you shouldn't have fought it." It's interesting to me because it suggests that the narrator knew that he was in love and enjoyed their couple quirks, and yet still tore the relationship apart. The song is kind of like narrator slapping himself, saying what an idiot he was for letting this strange, beautiful person go.
It is worth noting that when I heard this song for the first 10 times, I did not immediately jump to the conclusion about it being a romantic relationship. I just thought it was about any deep emotional relationship. I also thought it might be about a family because it is set in December. Now I would say it was about a romantic relationship, but it is vague enough to be applied to many circumstances.
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