Opie's Funeral Song Lyrics

Lyric discussion by seasandskies_x3 

Cover art for Opie's Funeral Song lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

That's beautiful, Crystal Dishes =]

As for me. I'm not exactly sure what the verses are pointing at exactly.

"Ever since dawn Ever since when You put the note in my pocket again And you said you wanted to meet me at three I was invited for once Yes, I was invited for once"

"Just like you put a fire in the tree"

and

"Ever since dawn Ever since three We made the plans at your party to be And we tied the ribbon beside your back tree Yes, we tied it upside down Yes, we tied it upside down"

What does that mean to anyone? I can't quite figure it out. =/