| Trampled by Turtles – November Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I think it is easy to look too far into the lyrics. That's not to say I don't think the song is complex and beautiful. Here's my take: The song is simply about comparing/contrasting his attitudes and his lover's to the changing seasons. This falls in line with a lot of themes throughout the album. "We've been out hiding for such a long time. Lonesome hillsides so brown in November, but you'll stay the same for your whole life." "Images come flowing like a river so wide. I was on a rooftop when I first discovered, that you hold all your pain like a cannon inside." When spring comes in a very cold place like Duluth, MN, it is suddenly warm enough to stop hiding and go outside. The snowfall melts and the rivers widen. Change is everywhere. (side note, in other songs on the album, they reference "touring bands and roofing crews", which makes me believe the band worked on a roofing crew at some point, probably where "I was on a rooftop..." comes from.) "Every time we find something peaceful, I have to go and tear it all down. But the weather don't lie, babe, and you can't either..." The writer talks about his optimism in the spring time, and his pessimism in the cold winter, and contrasts it with his lovers apparent lack of change in attitudes, or perhaps opposite attitudes. Just my thoughts. A lot of other songs on the album and their previous on ("Duluth") seem to echo these themes, so it kind of makes sense. Simple, yet beautifully written and performed. |
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