Great speculations! Unfortunately, this beautiful song actually has a rather sad connotation. Here is what I believe the real meaning of the song is.
During the French Revolution, mobs of revolutionists beheaded those (such as royalty -- I'm sure you've heard of Marie Antoinette) who were against the revolution. Revolutionists would gather around the guillotines in "packs" to watch the beheadings. The fashion then was to wear high-collared coats, which may have appeared to "swallow" the individual. Also, I found a painting depicting a beheading scene in the French Revolution. The revolutionists in the illustration wore red scarves around their necks, perhaps to symbolize their loyalty to the revolution. Perhaps "Michael" didn't wear a red scarf or did not support the revolution, and thus he was quickly beheaded at the guillotine.
"I was following the pack all swallowed in their coats" -- someone was following the revolutionists on their way to the guillotine to behead those who opposed the movement. Perhaps this person was for the revolution and was a friend of Michael, or he too was on his way to the guillotine.
"With scarves of red tied 'round their throats" -- the revolutionists wore red scarves to symbolize their loyalty.
"To keep their little heads from falling in the snow" -- in order to keep from being beheaded, they wore the red scarves to show others that they were for the revolution.
"And I turned 'round and there you'd go, and Michael you would fall, and turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime." -- Michael did not wear a scarf or did not support the revolution, and thus he was quickly beheaded.
@ArtifexReel No, not at all. They said the song was quite meaningless. the only "meaning" in there was a little story from his childhood, involving him just following a group of people and his friend Michael. Just some silly lyrics.
@ArtifexReel No, not at all. They said the song was quite meaningless. the only "meaning" in there was a little story from his childhood, involving him just following a group of people and his friend Michael. Just some silly lyrics.
@ArtifexReel according to our choir instructor, it has a simpler meaning-- that Michael knocks off the heads of snowmen, and that he falls and bleeds. Or something similar...? Something about snowmen. I can't remember it was two years ago haha
@ArtifexReel according to our choir instructor, it has a simpler meaning-- that Michael knocks off the heads of snowmen, and that he falls and bleeds. Or something similar...? Something about snowmen. I can't remember it was two years ago haha
Great speculations! Unfortunately, this beautiful song actually has a rather sad connotation. Here is what I believe the real meaning of the song is.
During the French Revolution, mobs of revolutionists beheaded those (such as royalty -- I'm sure you've heard of Marie Antoinette) who were against the revolution. Revolutionists would gather around the guillotines in "packs" to watch the beheadings. The fashion then was to wear high-collared coats, which may have appeared to "swallow" the individual. Also, I found a painting depicting a beheading scene in the French Revolution. The revolutionists in the illustration wore red scarves around their necks, perhaps to symbolize their loyalty to the revolution. Perhaps "Michael" didn't wear a red scarf or did not support the revolution, and thus he was quickly beheaded at the guillotine.
"I was following the pack all swallowed in their coats" -- someone was following the revolutionists on their way to the guillotine to behead those who opposed the movement. Perhaps this person was for the revolution and was a friend of Michael, or he too was on his way to the guillotine.
"With scarves of red tied 'round their throats" -- the revolutionists wore red scarves to symbolize their loyalty.
"To keep their little heads from falling in the snow" -- in order to keep from being beheaded, they wore the red scarves to show others that they were for the revolution.
"And I turned 'round and there you'd go, and Michael you would fall, and turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime." -- Michael did not wear a scarf or did not support the revolution, and thus he was quickly beheaded.
Hope this helps :)
@ArtifexReel No, not at all. They said the song was quite meaningless. the only "meaning" in there was a little story from his childhood, involving him just following a group of people and his friend Michael. Just some silly lyrics.
@ArtifexReel No, not at all. They said the song was quite meaningless. the only "meaning" in there was a little story from his childhood, involving him just following a group of people and his friend Michael. Just some silly lyrics.
@ArtifexReel according to our choir instructor, it has a simpler meaning-- that Michael knocks off the heads of snowmen, and that he falls and bleeds. Or something similar...? Something about snowmen. I can't remember it was two years ago haha
@ArtifexReel according to our choir instructor, it has a simpler meaning-- that Michael knocks off the heads of snowmen, and that he falls and bleeds. Or something similar...? Something about snowmen. I can't remember it was two years ago haha
@ArtifexReel Brilliant! Bravo!! So perfectly advanced as to be inarguable! ♫
@ArtifexReel Brilliant! Bravo!! So perfectly advanced as to be inarguable! ♫
@ArtifexReel That makes so much sense!
@ArtifexReel That makes so much sense!
@ArtifexReel Excellent interpretation of this song! ☺️
@ArtifexReel Excellent interpretation of this song! ☺️