yeah it does make sense, but i am also curious as to what source he got that from. I think from the sounds of it, at first the mother takes her son and leaves, but decides she has to go back even though they both know thats a bad idea. hence the lines:
Once we got back inside
With one ear to the ground
I was ready to hide
'cos I don't know who's around
and you look scared
it's our secret do not tell okay?
Let's just not talk about it
that would fit the fact that his mother and stepfather are still together. This is one of the best songs on roman candle. I love it.
@lisalynn agree totally. I was toddler packed up in a car with my Mum driving away, and it's always rung true to me as capturing how that moment begins to play out when you leave a marriage and house. We didn't turn back, but I hear the last verse and know if it had gone another way and Mum got overwhelmed, that "It's our secret, do not tell okay; let's just not talk about it" could have played out to paper over the cracks and save face. Grateful Mum was brave, she got support and that Elliott...
@lisalynn agree totally. I was toddler packed up in a car with my Mum driving away, and it's always rung true to me as capturing how that moment begins to play out when you leave a marriage and house. We didn't turn back, but I hear the last verse and know if it had gone another way and Mum got overwhelmed, that "It's our secret, do not tell okay; let's just not talk about it" could have played out to paper over the cracks and save face. Grateful Mum was brave, she got support and that Elliott created this song that has helped me find some sense and comfort from the things we don’t talk about that I was too young to process, but old enough to commit to memory.
yeah it does make sense, but i am also curious as to what source he got that from. I think from the sounds of it, at first the mother takes her son and leaves, but decides she has to go back even though they both know thats a bad idea. hence the lines: Once we got back inside With one ear to the ground I was ready to hide 'cos I don't know who's around and you look scared it's our secret do not tell okay? Let's just not talk about it that would fit the fact that his mother and stepfather are still together. This is one of the best songs on roman candle. I love it.
@lisalynn agree totally. I was toddler packed up in a car with my Mum driving away, and it's always rung true to me as capturing how that moment begins to play out when you leave a marriage and house. We didn't turn back, but I hear the last verse and know if it had gone another way and Mum got overwhelmed, that "It's our secret, do not tell okay; let's just not talk about it" could have played out to paper over the cracks and save face. Grateful Mum was brave, she got support and that Elliott...
@lisalynn agree totally. I was toddler packed up in a car with my Mum driving away, and it's always rung true to me as capturing how that moment begins to play out when you leave a marriage and house. We didn't turn back, but I hear the last verse and know if it had gone another way and Mum got overwhelmed, that "It's our secret, do not tell okay; let's just not talk about it" could have played out to paper over the cracks and save face. Grateful Mum was brave, she got support and that Elliott created this song that has helped me find some sense and comfort from the things we don’t talk about that I was too young to process, but old enough to commit to memory.