I think this is a song about a holiday romance that meant a lot to this woman called Marcie. She was really in love with the man but he returned home.
The lyrics are beautifully expressive. Marcie tries to control her sorrow by buying candy, peaches and seeing a show. But it doesn't affect her sorrow.
At first she is happy and hopeful, in a coat of flowers with flower curtains. Even though she has been waiting long enough for dust to gather, she busies herself with chores to make the days pass faster ("wave another day goodbye").
But life starts to fall apart. The fauset needing a plumber is an image of her being unable to stop herself from cryng or feeling sad. She had spent time with him on the beach but now the beaches are empty. Her emotion is transfered onto them as they "stare up empty at the sky". She is now getting slightly desperate and stops the postman to ask about a letter instead of just waving the day goodbye.
The next part of the song is absolutely beautiful. There is a strong image of her hurriedly unwrapping a parcel (the string and brown paper falls to the sidewalk - she unwraps it before she even gets inside) only to find that it isn't from him. The coldness of winter sets in.
She starts to lose hope and "dresses warm" against the chill that's setting in. She sees a show but it has no impact on her or her mood as she simply "rides back down" afterwards. Her memories of the summer have become like magazines that are fading and buried in her memory. Her summer is merely a dream.
She gives up all hope in the last verse by leaving town - so even if he did write his letters wouldn't find her. She has not only lost hope but lost faith as well as is shown by her being seen on Sunday window shopping.
I don't know what the use of red and green means, all I know is that they are opposites so maybe they represent opposite sides to her emotions?
At first part of her is sweet about him leaving and half of her is sour, then red is focused on the autumn (current time) while green is dreaming back to summer, then red is for stopping hoping and green is for her running away, finally they both agree with red being angry with him for not returning and green being jealous of whoever he stayed for (a wife maybe?).
haunting
this song haunts me
i lived in nyc at this time of her life and this song was conjured up from a spell of despair met in the hallway - a ghost of the human condition passing on the stairs and into oblivion
haunting
this song haunts me
i lived in nyc at this time of her life and this song was conjured up from a spell of despair met in the hallway - a ghost of the human condition passing on the stairs and into oblivion
I think this is a song about a holiday romance that meant a lot to this woman called Marcie. She was really in love with the man but he returned home.
The lyrics are beautifully expressive. Marcie tries to control her sorrow by buying candy, peaches and seeing a show. But it doesn't affect her sorrow.
At first she is happy and hopeful, in a coat of flowers with flower curtains. Even though she has been waiting long enough for dust to gather, she busies herself with chores to make the days pass faster ("wave another day goodbye").
But life starts to fall apart. The fauset needing a plumber is an image of her being unable to stop herself from cryng or feeling sad. She had spent time with him on the beach but now the beaches are empty. Her emotion is transfered onto them as they "stare up empty at the sky". She is now getting slightly desperate and stops the postman to ask about a letter instead of just waving the day goodbye.
The next part of the song is absolutely beautiful. There is a strong image of her hurriedly unwrapping a parcel (the string and brown paper falls to the sidewalk - she unwraps it before she even gets inside) only to find that it isn't from him. The coldness of winter sets in.
She starts to lose hope and "dresses warm" against the chill that's setting in. She sees a show but it has no impact on her or her mood as she simply "rides back down" afterwards. Her memories of the summer have become like magazines that are fading and buried in her memory. Her summer is merely a dream.
She gives up all hope in the last verse by leaving town - so even if he did write his letters wouldn't find her. She has not only lost hope but lost faith as well as is shown by her being seen on Sunday window shopping.
I don't know what the use of red and green means, all I know is that they are opposites so maybe they represent opposite sides to her emotions?
At first part of her is sweet about him leaving and half of her is sour, then red is focused on the autumn (current time) while green is dreaming back to summer, then red is for stopping hoping and green is for her running away, finally they both agree with red being angry with him for not returning and green being jealous of whoever he stayed for (a wife maybe?).
haunting this song haunts me i lived in nyc at this time of her life and this song was conjured up from a spell of despair met in the hallway - a ghost of the human condition passing on the stairs and into oblivion
haunting this song haunts me i lived in nyc at this time of her life and this song was conjured up from a spell of despair met in the hallway - a ghost of the human condition passing on the stairs and into oblivion
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@tally1302 what a beautiful interpretation that you have for this song. You must be a writer.
@tally1302 what a beautiful interpretation that you have for this song. You must be a writer.