definitely has a lot of innocence to it, but maybe that's a little deceptive (or i'm overanalyzing it). if you've ever read the poem "in just" by e.e. cummings, which is similar to this song in many respects, you'll know what i mean.
we know that this innocence will not last. most of us (all of us, i hope) visiting this website know that eventually we lose those carefree days and have to deal with all the problems and complications that come with growing up. jack can tell he and suzy are gonna be friends, but what will that mean when they're all grown up? is he gonna get her pregnant? will she cheat on him with his best friend? some other lyrics that sort of capture this same vein is system of a down's "soil," in which tankian says: "my memories are of fun and friendship, of weakness within the strength of youth, for reasons undefined... friends for years, images in red, blew off his own motherfucking head... why the fuck did you take him away from us, you motherfucker!?"
definitely has a lot of innocence to it, but maybe that's a little deceptive (or i'm overanalyzing it). if you've ever read the poem "in just" by e.e. cummings, which is similar to this song in many respects, you'll know what i mean.
we know that this innocence will not last. most of us (all of us, i hope) visiting this website know that eventually we lose those carefree days and have to deal with all the problems and complications that come with growing up. jack can tell he and suzy are gonna be friends, but what will that mean when they're all grown up? is he gonna get her pregnant? will she cheat on him with his best friend? some other lyrics that sort of capture this same vein is system of a down's "soil," in which tankian says: "my memories are of fun and friendship, of weakness within the strength of youth, for reasons undefined... friends for years, images in red, blew off his own motherfucking head... why the fuck did you take him away from us, you motherfucker!?"
hope i made sense.