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In the fall,
We circle through the leaves
And talk about the little ones.
And we smile, but never say too much.
The moment always vanishing.
One by one the neighbors' lights come on.
Our October day is almost gone.
I know the border lines we drew between us
Keep the weapons down,
Keep the wounded safe,
I know our antebellum innocence
Was never meant to see the light of our armistice day.
In the spring,
We climbed the rolling hills
And talked about our budding plans.
And we smiled,
Our faces like a mirror
Showing us our secret sides.
But then the fights
The sharp words splintering the night,
How I couldn't be what you'd need
But oh how I could make you bleed
I know the border lines we drew between us
Keep the weapons down,
Keep the wounded safe
I know our antebellum innocence
Was never meant to see the light of our armistice.
But how much would I give to have it back again?
How much did we lose
To live this way?
You'll go home, I'll stay here
Seasons keep on marching
I'll stay here, you'll go home
With only strangers watching
We circle through the leaves
And talk about the little ones.
And we smile, but never say too much.
The moment always vanishing.
One by one the neighbors' lights come on.
Our October day is almost gone.
I know the border lines we drew between us
Keep the weapons down,
Keep the wounded safe,
I know our antebellum innocence
Was never meant to see the light of our armistice day.
In the spring,
We climbed the rolling hills
And talked about our budding plans.
And we smiled,
Our faces like a mirror
Showing us our secret sides.
But then the fights
The sharp words splintering the night,
How I couldn't be what you'd need
But oh how I could make you bleed
I know the border lines we drew between us
Keep the weapons down,
Keep the wounded safe
I know our antebellum innocence
Was never meant to see the light of our armistice.
But how much would I give to have it back again?
How much did we lose
To live this way?
You'll go home, I'll stay here
Seasons keep on marching
I'll stay here, you'll go home
With only strangers watching
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Vienna Teng uses "war" as a metaphor to describe a strained relationship between a couple. From the lyrics, I think the couple is married with children ("talk about the little ones"). The couple got into a fight and have agreed to a truce, however, the love hasn't returned.
("I know the border lines we drew between us") Her and her partner are at a distance, but more importantly, "border lines" invoke the feeling that this distance was agreed to.
("keep the weapons down") Their "weapons" are their hurtful feelings and "sharp words."
("keep the wounded safe") Assuming the couple has children, I think of them as the wounded. However, I think it can also be applied to the couple themselves.
("I know our antebellum innocence was never meant to see the light of our armistice day.") She knows that their "antebellum innocence" (former love) wasn't going to survive for their "armistice day" (truce).
Clearly there is more to the song. In response to the other poster, I don't think of this as having anything to do with the Taiwan/China conflict because the lyrics state "our antelbellum," "our armistice," "the border lines we drew," etc. The pronoun usage makes me think that this conflict is very personal. Not to mention the entire second verse just screams how this is about a troubled relationship. ("But then the fights: the sharp words splintering the night, how I couldn't be what you'd need but oh how I could make you bleed")
I think the most important aspect of this song is the "armistice." This isn't just about a fight--it's about a "cease-fire." The conflict has been recognized and acknowledged by both persons but it's nowhere near resolved.
I agree that it could be a song about a broken relationship with children.<br /> That i have the China-Taiwan conflict in mind is because it is very similar to a broken relationship.<br /> <br /> If you replace this couple symbolical with the splitted nation of China and Taiwan it makes also sense ( well for me ^^ ).<br /> <br /> "and talk about the little ones." If you see the couple as nations they could talk about their citizens.<br /> <br /> "And we smile, but never say too much.<br /> The moment always vanishing." It took a long time till both nations talked officially again with each other . But the Peoples Republic of China is still a, well, difficult dialog partner. <br /> <br /> "how I couldn't be what you'd need" China wasn't able to integrate Taiwan after WW2 since Taiwan departed cultural from them because of decades of japanese occupation.<br /> <br /> "but oh how I could make you bleed" China used force and the Kinmen Islands were bombed till the seventies.<br /> <br /> "But how much would I give to have it back again?" Wishful thinking about a together in peace/ the innocence before the civil war .<br /> <br /> Well from this viewing point it's really almost the same as a broken relationship with no resolution in sight like "wing area" has it stated in her excellent post.
I never thought of any other meaning other than the broken relationship. It was so plain and simple, yet the words were deep and somewhat vague. I love how her songs are always puzzles.