I find this song so haunting. Listening to it gives me goosebumps.
The 'autumn girl' is desperate for love and warmth. Men see that she is fragile and needy, and as a result they take advantage of her sexually.
The line: "It's a recipe handed down from father to son for a thousand years" suggests that men (or most men) have an innate tendency to behave this way.
I think the way it's all described as a 'recipe' is very clever. And it really does make me shiver to listen to it.
I find this song so haunting. Listening to it gives me goosebumps.
The 'autumn girl' is desperate for love and warmth. Men see that she is fragile and needy, and as a result they take advantage of her sexually.
The line: "It's a recipe handed down from father to son for a thousand years" suggests that men (or most men) have an innate tendency to behave this way.
I think the way it's all described as a 'recipe' is very clever. And it really does make me shiver to listen to it.