I think the fact its "Autumn" just refers to the time of year his grandfather passed.
"My hero cried" refers to watching his own father cry at the funeral.
I don't understand the Alzhiemers reference about not making sense saying " my little fish don't cry" as i feel it is a term of endearment he called his grandson. Long before this song i use to call my daughter (who is know 15yrs) My little fish from the day she had her first swimming lesson and it stuck with her till her teens.
Losing his Smile at the saddness of his loss but getting it back as time passes and also " his face in his fathers eyes " some times as much as we hate to admit, as we get older we become more like our parents. Maybe his father changed at such a loss and became more like his grandfather and therefore young paolo could see the similarities giving him his smile back.
However we try and break this song down only the artist himself knows the true meaning but let us enjoy it as just a beautiful song. I had the pleasure of watching him perform it live back in 2005 at an a tiny gig in edinburgh BEAUTIFUL
I think the fact its "Autumn" just refers to the time of year his grandfather passed. "My hero cried" refers to watching his own father cry at the funeral.
I don't understand the Alzhiemers reference about not making sense saying " my little fish don't cry" as i feel it is a term of endearment he called his grandson. Long before this song i use to call my daughter (who is know 15yrs) My little fish from the day she had her first swimming lesson and it stuck with her till her teens.
Losing his Smile at the saddness of his loss but getting it back as time passes and also " his face in his fathers eyes " some times as much as we hate to admit, as we get older we become more like our parents. Maybe his father changed at such a loss and became more like his grandfather and therefore young paolo could see the similarities giving him his smile back.
However we try and break this song down only the artist himself knows the true meaning but let us enjoy it as just a beautiful song. I had the pleasure of watching him perform it live back in 2005 at an a tiny gig in edinburgh BEAUTIFUL