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Peaches Lyrics
I don't want to sing about the peaches in the Vatican
And I don't want to hear about the bird on the hill
And why you want to fight when you know that I'll be gone again?
I don't want to write God's name into my will
Aren't you scared of making what'll become empty promises
And aren't you busy worrying that the rainbows might depart?
And are you still now wishing that your eyes could see all rose again?
Well I won't be throwing out all these memories and thoughts
Winter dreams and roses
Peeling tangerines
Live so long it's like nothing's blooming
It's all grey
Throw the trash away
I remember evenings when the days were busy spinning 'round
When we'd crack mothers backs just by walking the street
Now I'm sore and aching for the clock to fall past twelve again
In sleep I'm free from seeing who I've turned out to be
I'm young but I can't shake this feeling all my days are dwindling
That deep beneath facades and smiles is nothing much to hold
And when we used to run my eyes would fill with all that's glittering
But deep beneath this shimmer I feel nothing may be gold
Winter dreams and roses
Peeling tangerines
Live so long it's like nothing's moving
It's estranged
Throw the trash away
And I don't want to hear about the bird on the hill
And why you want to fight when you know that I'll be gone again?
I don't want to write God's name into my will
And aren't you busy worrying that the rainbows might depart?
And are you still now wishing that your eyes could see all rose again?
Well I won't be throwing out all these memories and thoughts
Peeling tangerines
Live so long it's like nothing's blooming
It's all grey
Throw the trash away
When we'd crack mothers backs just by walking the street
Now I'm sore and aching for the clock to fall past twelve again
In sleep I'm free from seeing who I've turned out to be
That deep beneath facades and smiles is nothing much to hold
And when we used to run my eyes would fill with all that's glittering
But deep beneath this shimmer I feel nothing may be gold
Peeling tangerines
Live so long it's like nothing's moving
It's estranged
Throw the trash away
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As a teenager/young person, we are often consumed by idealistic ideologies that the world is a "happy" place, with an abundance of like-minded people and great opportunity.
When he (Rob) becomes an adult and experiences more (say, a heart-break, loss of loved one, a failed dream), he is shattered by a dismal realism that hits him like a storm. He is left doubting all things he once held close, like love, innocence, and religion perhaps? Given his new, dark outlook on life, he finds himself reminiscent of a simpler time, and disappointed at what he's become after having such wonderful (but now estranged) dreams of leading an optimistic life.
What once was color looks gray, and what once was living seems to be withering.