Curtains Lyrics
He was my song, my joy and sorrow
Cast alone between the furrows
Of a field no longer sown by anyone
That said the time had come
To leave upon the wind
Not to return
When summer burned the earth again
This garden ever grew
Beneath these branches
I once wrote such childish words for you
There's treasure children always seek to find
And just like us
You must have had
A once upon a time
I feel certain that the first two verses are references to 2 of elton and bernies very earliest collaborations,"scarecrow" and "a dandelion dies in the wind".The third verse,though i can,t be absolutely certain,is a reference to another earlier effort entitled "flowers will never die" - which if my memory serves me correctly totally embarrassed elton when he discovered that someone in the dick james camp belatedly entered it for the tokyo song festival in the mid 70,s.BENEATH THESE BRANCHES etc.is a straight evocation of where at frome court (according to elton,s mum) bernie did most of his writing in those days.Rabid Eltonophiles may wish to cross reference (You Tube) the first few bars of curtains and scarecrow to see where i am coming from.
I came across this song after listening to a cover of it by Alice in Chains. Great Lyrics. Just seems to be about someone remembering being young.
I feel certain that the first two verses are references to 2 of elton and bernies very earliest collaborations,"scarecrow" and "a dandelion dies in the wind".The third verse,though i can,t be absolutely certain,is a reference to another earlier effort entitled "flowers will never die" - which if my memory serves me correctly totally embarrassed elton when he discovered that someone in the dick james camp belatedly entered it for the tokyo song festival in the mid 70,s.BENEATH THESE BRANCHES etc.is a straight evocation of where at frome court (according to elton,s mum) bernie did most of his...
I feel certain that the first two verses are references to 2 of elton and bernies very earliest collaborations,"scarecrow" and "a dandelion dies in the wind".The third verse,though i can,t be absolutely certain,is a reference to another earlier effort entitled "flowers will never die" - which if my memory serves me correctly totally embarrassed elton when he discovered that someone in the dick james camp belatedly entered it for the tokyo song festival in the mid 70,s.BENEATH THESE BRANCHES etc.is a straight evocation of where at frome court (according to elton,s mum) bernie did most of his writing in those days.Rabid Eltonophiles may wish to cross reference (You Tube) the first few bars of curtains and scarecrow to see where i am coming from.
Reminds me of believing in a fairytale... A once upon a time of personal variety... a wish or dream... beautiful song.
There are various theories about what Elton sings repeatedly over the drums - "Lovely lovely days," "Love me love me baby" etc but I always hear "Lonely lonely days". His friend and he have parted "on the wind, not to return" and he regrets it - he's lonely now.
@susan11142 Actually he’s singing “Long Long Ago”.
@susan11142 Actually he’s singing “Long Long Ago”.