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Dear Avery, I think of you only
Were you waving, were you dead on the vine
Oh Avery, I think of you lonely
But I could just grab you by the nape of your neck
There are times life will rattle your bones
And will bend your limbs
You're still far away the boy you've ever been
So you bend back and shake at the frame
Of the frame you made
But don't you shake alone
Please Avery, come home
Headstrong, you and your long arms
Listing lazily on the cusp of your tease
But you were my Avery and when you needed saving
I could just grab you by the nape of your neck
There are times life will rattle your bones
And will bend your limbs
You're still far and away the boy you've ever been
So you bend back and shake at the frame
Of the frame you made
But don't you shake alone
Please Avery, come home
Don't you shake alone
Please Avery, come home
Come home
Were you waving, were you dead on the vine
Oh Avery, I think of you lonely
But I could just grab you by the nape of your neck
There are times life will rattle your bones
And will bend your limbs
You're still far away the boy you've ever been
So you bend back and shake at the frame
Of the frame you made
But don't you shake alone
Please Avery, come home
Headstrong, you and your long arms
Listing lazily on the cusp of your tease
But you were my Avery and when you needed saving
I could just grab you by the nape of your neck
There are times life will rattle your bones
And will bend your limbs
You're still far and away the boy you've ever been
So you bend back and shake at the frame
Of the frame you made
But don't you shake alone
Please Avery, come home
Don't you shake alone
Please Avery, come home
Come home
Lyrics submitted by RobertELeet
Dear Avery Lyrics as written by Colin Meloy
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@cptnjess, I totally agree with you, but the references make it seem like the song is written about an animal that has lost its child -- perhaps a monkey. "I could just grab you by the nape of your neck", and "you and your long arms listing lazily" are distinctly non-humanoid descriptions. In any case, such an incredibly beautiful song!
I think this song might be about a dog, for a couple reasons. First, Colin Meloy only has one child, a son who's only 4 years old, so writing a song about a teenage son seems out of place for him. Also, a dog on the cusp of its teens is getting up there in years, and "headstrong" and "listing lazily" (listing in the sense of wavering or leaning) are indicative of someone or something old. Also, puppies are often held by the scruffs of their necks, but you couldn't do that to an old dog. Based on this, I think Avery could be a dog who is either lost, very sick, or has died.<br /> As a side note, Colin does make reference to his son by name in the song "Rise to Me", also very beautiful.
right, but the "nape of your neck" is sort of metaphorical I think. Like 'would I could grab you' sort of indicates that the parent wishes he could pick up his son by the nape of his neck, but he can't
I agree with the first post, it's about his son.the arms "listing lazily" reflect a carefree child. . . And, he's anything but carefree now.. In fact, many examples illuminate that Avery's struggling with addiction: ...'there are times when life will rattle your bones'. ...'shake at the flame- the flame YOU made,' <br /> Also, the nape of your neck -expressing a parent in controll- when he said ...'when you were young, and needing saving,' it worked. He wants to 'save' him - but he no longer is able- yet, the love and desire to save him is as strong as ever. What a tearjerker, BEAUTIFUL song!