Under the autumn tree
The chair where you would swing
A yard so full of leaves
Comfort me

A man that resembles me
Watching his young lady sleep
Now I'm off to dream
Comfort me

Is this my old shape, my mind is away,
How long have you been gone
The cold winter aged the soft of your face
And I cant move on

Market morning sun
Fish from an early hunt
I wait but you're gone
Linger on

Is this my old shape, my mind is away,
How long have you been gone
The cold winter aged the soft of your face
And I cant move on

Linger on
Linger on
I cant move on


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    My Interpretation

    As someone who has just stumbled upon Milo Greene, I can say that this song along with whole album is great.

    For this song, I feel it's someone who has just recently gotten out of a relationship, and they still has the same tendencies going into the future days with out this person, I.e waiting for a call, going to a place they frequently visited with their past partner and instantly searching for them to tell them about that one time they were there. only to realize they aren't there.

    and they are wondering if this feeling will ever pass or will it be something that they will have to deal with the rest of their life, and right now they can't move on.

    TeamAlphaDoGon October 13, 2012   Link
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    General Comment

    how am i the only one that has commented on this... i love milo greene and this song is amazing.

    ashleym917on September 14, 2012   Link
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    General Comment

    Maybe it is a man experiencing dementia. OR I am thinking this is told from the perspective of a man who's wife has died. They had a child but he can't really get back to his old self. Or maybe she is alive and he can't find her. Something happened and she left him with their baby.

    urwellkeenon November 21, 2013   Link
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    Memory

    I don't know what the actual reason behind the song is, but it reminds me of my dad who died when I was 9. Im 17 now and my mom always says how I look like my dad. "A man that resembles me" This song reminds me of my father in general. It's pretty sad though.

    arbuthnoton November 25, 2013   Link
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    My Opinion

    I think it's about a man who has grown older and hasn't realized time passing him by. He tries to find nostalgia in things he used to do when he was younger but he cannot bring back the old him of days passed long ago.

    Emzy1706on December 16, 2013   Link

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