And in any case this song deserves mention for two of the best instrumental transitions on any album in history. Cauldron -> Grass= brilliant. Ballet for a Rainy Day -> 1000 Umbrellas = perfection.
i think he means the lazy summer he and his girlfriend share both on grass and, you know, on grass.
I guess they're sat in the park, quietly happy and high.
Actually, on second thoughts, they're just high and boning.
young love sigh
things we did on grass... does he mean literally laying in the grass or on grass as in high on mary jane??
Agreed, it's another of Andy's deliberate puns. Both meanings are correct. I'm looking forward to his next round of falling in love, cause that's when the best songs come out. This one was seems to have been a nostalgia based romp, perhaps a slight nod to van morrisons' "brown-eyed girl"; makin' love in the green grass.
its not by andy you troll its a moulding song and yes i agree with the pot smoking interpretation and lots of sex apparently dang these guys were crazy
With XTC if there is a possible double meaning you can pretty much count on both being intentional and completely true. They're clever that way.
It's both a "come onto me" song and a dope smoking song.
On the last lyrics, One might imagine they're like "Those things I did were so far removed from who I am now, I might as well have been high on marijuana compared to who I am now."