This is my interpretation of the song. This song is a reflection of the youth of the person singing the song.
Verse 1:
In 1975, there was a dance called "Do The Swim". So, swimming in December refers to the dance that him and the other person did. There is also an old church game by the name of Nearer or Farther (creativeyouthideas.com/resources/creative-teaching-ideas/nearer-or-farther/) that was played by children. So, they shared each others secrets in the game. The Scent of Lemon refers to the musical play called "The Scent of Fresh Lemons" (pwmusical.com/index.php) that reflected on the past of the man character. The character sings in a way that sounds like he is crying about his youth.
Chorus:
The saying is that "The Youth Rule The World." The Chorus is basically emphasizing this saying. They had power and strength at a young age, but they choose to "rejoice" in what they had at that present time and didn't realize that future was fast approaching.
Verse 2:
He and the other person spent alot of time together and did alot of wild things. In 1976-77, Tina Charles released a song called "Fallin In Love in the Summertime." I believe that while doing the wild and crazy things that they did, this song was one of their favorites and reminded them of themselves.
Hook:
Everyone knows that it may come to a point in life where you will have to leave behind that one person that you hold close to your heart. Or, that person might leave you. We, as humans, don't do well when we feel like our hearts will be broken. We tend to think when will this feeling end or if it can last forever.
Verse 3:
The writer wanted to help remind the other person to be more human and sympathize. To stop being so hard and robotic. Remember when they were young and full of energy; to see if they could get that feeling back that they had in 1975.
Bridge:
When in a strong relationship that last over 2 years, you both share alot with each other and know alot about each other. He was trying to remind the person that we should continue on with each other because no one knows you like I know you and vice versa.
Swimming in December is actually quite a normal thing to do in Australia... since it's our summer, and all ;) I don't think that line means anything else other than what they've said. They went swimming in December, that's it lol...
Swimming in December is actually quite a normal thing to do in Australia... since it's our summer, and all ;) I don't think that line means anything else other than what they've said. They went swimming in December, that's it lol...
This is my interpretation of the song. This song is a reflection of the youth of the person singing the song.
Verse 1: In 1975, there was a dance called "Do The Swim". So, swimming in December refers to the dance that him and the other person did. There is also an old church game by the name of Nearer or Farther (creativeyouthideas.com/resources/creative-teaching-ideas/nearer-or-farther/) that was played by children. So, they shared each others secrets in the game. The Scent of Lemon refers to the musical play called "The Scent of Fresh Lemons" (pwmusical.com/index.php) that reflected on the past of the man character. The character sings in a way that sounds like he is crying about his youth.
Chorus: The saying is that "The Youth Rule The World." The Chorus is basically emphasizing this saying. They had power and strength at a young age, but they choose to "rejoice" in what they had at that present time and didn't realize that future was fast approaching.
Verse 2: He and the other person spent alot of time together and did alot of wild things. In 1976-77, Tina Charles released a song called "Fallin In Love in the Summertime." I believe that while doing the wild and crazy things that they did, this song was one of their favorites and reminded them of themselves.
Hook: Everyone knows that it may come to a point in life where you will have to leave behind that one person that you hold close to your heart. Or, that person might leave you. We, as humans, don't do well when we feel like our hearts will be broken. We tend to think when will this feeling end or if it can last forever.
Verse 3: The writer wanted to help remind the other person to be more human and sympathize. To stop being so hard and robotic. Remember when they were young and full of energy; to see if they could get that feeling back that they had in 1975.
Bridge: When in a strong relationship that last over 2 years, you both share alot with each other and know alot about each other. He was trying to remind the person that we should continue on with each other because no one knows you like I know you and vice versa.
They're Australian so in december it's quite hot. How dare you think everything is from the US/Europe, bigot.
They're Australian so in december it's quite hot. How dare you think everything is from the US/Europe, bigot.
Swimming in December is actually quite a normal thing to do in Australia... since it's our summer, and all ;) I don't think that line means anything else other than what they've said. They went swimming in December, that's it lol...
Swimming in December is actually quite a normal thing to do in Australia... since it's our summer, and all ;) I don't think that line means anything else other than what they've said. They went swimming in December, that's it lol...