My favorite from rejoicing in the hands. The lyrics may seem silly but they do have meaning upon close inspection:
the lemon tree
it laughs at me
it's growin' beautifully
the little vine
it won't unwind
and it'll wrap your whole in time
This verse is the most interesting in the song. Devendra notices the lemon tree tree "laughing" at him because it grows so well, whereas perhaps Devendra feels he isn't growing up the way he should. The line about the small vine wrapping "your whole" in time is a bit melancholy: nature will move on after you have died, covering up all you've done.
My favorite from rejoicing in the hands. The lyrics may seem silly but they do have meaning upon close inspection:
the lemon tree it laughs at me it's growin' beautifully the little vine it won't unwind and it'll wrap your whole in time
This verse is the most interesting in the song. Devendra notices the lemon tree tree "laughing" at him because it grows so well, whereas perhaps Devendra feels he isn't growing up the way he should. The line about the small vine wrapping "your whole" in time is a bit melancholy: nature will move on after you have died, covering up all you've done.
Amazing stuff.