when i first heard this song it was kinda late at night, the day i had gotten the cd and i figured i would give it a try. i zoned out for a lot of it but this song just caught my attention, because it was the girl singing or because it was at the end of the disc., i don't know.
you know those songs that just fit perfectly with the mood of a movie or something, the kind that just wanna make you cry or laugh or have fun along with the movie? this song can give you that feeling, without the movie itself. when it ended I was like "woah, what just happened??"
i agree that its about possibly loss of a family member, ut i thought it was more about coming of age, perhaps reluctantly gaining responsibility, but not shirking it because she doesnt care.
i have no real evidence for that, its just what i thought about the lyrics. when i first heard it. maybe just the fact that she says "I've been learning to drive" as if she has known that this was coming, and doesnt want to grow up or take on some certain position or responsibility, but knows that she will have to sometime soon, because suddenly the "leaves" of her family are falling; perhaps a kind of loss of innocence thing.
but its weird that the song itself makes me happy but its idea is so depressing...
when i first heard this song it was kinda late at night, the day i had gotten the cd and i figured i would give it a try. i zoned out for a lot of it but this song just caught my attention, because it was the girl singing or because it was at the end of the disc., i don't know. you know those songs that just fit perfectly with the mood of a movie or something, the kind that just wanna make you cry or laugh or have fun along with the movie? this song can give you that feeling, without the movie itself. when it ended I was like "woah, what just happened??" i agree that its about possibly loss of a family member, ut i thought it was more about coming of age, perhaps reluctantly gaining responsibility, but not shirking it because she doesnt care. i have no real evidence for that, its just what i thought about the lyrics. when i first heard it. maybe just the fact that she says "I've been learning to drive" as if she has known that this was coming, and doesnt want to grow up or take on some certain position or responsibility, but knows that she will have to sometime soon, because suddenly the "leaves" of her family are falling; perhaps a kind of loss of innocence thing. but its weird that the song itself makes me happy but its idea is so depressing...