This song is definitely about suicide, even figuratively. It sure makes me feel suicidal at least. "I just wrote to say goodbye, 'cause I'm afraid when the snow clears, there won't be much left of me." All about massive break downs, being at your farthest limits. Killing yourself to the point of ruining your identity, if not a physical end, in which December represents not only a wintry month, but also depression and other feelings of angst that just cut you down to size. And that line about cartwheels and sparklers is so golden. When you're depressed like that, there's nothing anyone can do to make it better. You're at your end. This song expresses that so perfectly.
This song is definitely about suicide, even figuratively. It sure makes me feel suicidal at least. "I just wrote to say goodbye, 'cause I'm afraid when the snow clears, there won't be much left of me." All about massive break downs, being at your farthest limits. Killing yourself to the point of ruining your identity, if not a physical end, in which December represents not only a wintry month, but also depression and other feelings of angst that just cut you down to size. And that line about cartwheels and sparklers is so golden. When you're depressed like that, there's nothing anyone can do to make it better. You're at your end. This song expresses that so perfectly.