Summer, I painted a scene that lit the stars for me. Said, "I can erase it for you dear." That summer created those words that came to life in three. They were denied by you. Summer I laid down below a glitter-adorned night and silently sparkled my own way. Summer I laid down by you and shared my frail light. You gave the dark to me. I looked inside to find the one I sent away. I nearly froze when I stepped inside to find the flowers turned to gray. I closed my eyes and kissed them one lest time. I wanted this excoriation. I thrive on this self mutilation. Summer, a morning so pale, alone when they found me. As I remained sleeping I heard them say, "This summer created a boy of abject misery." He was designed by you. So like a lost child I will hide, and like a lost lie I will find a way to return to the one who made me. Cover your eyes and we'll die together. Will you cry for me? Will you cry for me, or will you cry with me? I've been a lonely one. I've had this whole world drained from me. Am I the only one? I've had this world drained from me. Summer, I painted a scene that lit the stars for me. Said "I can erase it for you dear."


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    Summer, I painted a scene that lit the stars for me. Said "I can erase it for you dear"

    -Ok, i felt the need to interpret this one verse alone, cuz none of my friends get it. (And because of it's quasi-insurmontable poetic beauty) In short: He painted a scene, meaning he created at atmosphere, a reality, that lit the star for him, that represented the object of such splendor, such astronomical proportion. This scene was his bliss, his true rapture. "Said I can erase it for you dear". This simply symbolize the intense sacrafice he would do for this infamous "you". He's saying he'd give up his rapture for this "you". But since the scene is also his reality, his life, one could assume that he'd go to the extent of killing himself for "you". But I feel like making a more conservative approach to this, so i wont conclude on this and let you interpret it yourself. I think there's strong argument for and against... like most of Havoc's lyrics Remember, this is all in the context of that Summer

    "That summer created those words that came to life in three. They were denied by you."

    Again, he doesn't name the words which creastes a certain ambiguity, for the typical assumption deducts "I love you". I'll go according to this too, but aCrowdisUntruth makes a good point illustrating that they could be any words inspiring a certain rejection. The most important factor to me here, is the religious reference "that came to life in three". It's a christian reference OR to the Father, the son and athe holy ghost, OR to Jesus who supposively came to life in 3 days. PLEASE dont argue the validity of the bible here, just ancknoledge that it's a reference, there to give a biblical proportion to this love that arose that summer.

    Summarizing:

    • Found bliss that summer
    • Found love that summer
    • The object of such love he'd give up bliss for its contentment
    • The object of his love rejected his love/him

    Now the real debate begins

    • What is this "you"?
    • Was the "you" the object of his bliss? ----->That would imply that "painting a scene" = falling in love
    • What is the nature of the rejection?

    Well, that's all for today, i got an essay to write on Thomasism for my mediavel philosophy class. I wish I coul dwrite it on this song instead

    Raging_Pyroon October 21, 2004   Link

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