At the time catatonia had achieved a modicum of success but the band were, as always, fighting. I read this song as a metaphor for the band’s impotence at this time. They should be making money and making songs but they weren’t able to. They were all living in different places, fighting and the songs they used to write so easily just weren’t coming. This was Cerys’s way of getting the band into peace talks. The reference to California was a trip they took there and it was a bit of a disaster in terms of relationships.
The songs we stole from birds in trees was a reference to their past ability to write songs and the easy life they had with a record deal and success. The paths that never meet is a reference to the bands separation and their individual greed and egos. But that’s not who Cherys was. Make hay not war means make the best of our fortunes and let’s stop fighting and do what we love.
At the time catatonia had achieved a modicum of success but the band were, as always, fighting. I read this song as a metaphor for the band’s impotence at this time. They should be making money and making songs but they weren’t able to. They were all living in different places, fighting and the songs they used to write so easily just weren’t coming. This was Cerys’s way of getting the band into peace talks. The reference to California was a trip they took there and it was a bit of a disaster in terms of relationships.
The songs we stole from birds in trees was a reference to their past ability to write songs and the easy life they had with a record deal and success. The paths that never meet is a reference to the bands separation and their individual greed and egos. But that’s not who Cherys was. Make hay not war means make the best of our fortunes and let’s stop fighting and do what we love.