In the song I see the Daughter talking in the beginning about winter and such. She begins to journey on her life and her father notices the changes. He informs her she must learn to be stronger because he wont always be there and she wont always want him around. He's trying to teach the daughter that it's time to realize her potential and take the path her life has for her. The white horses being the other children whether just children in general or the girls siblings it's your take, they are in bed because they know what they must do so they will rest and prepare. The daughter says "I'll always what you near." she's obviously young and naive thinking that her dad will always be there and always be the constant. He tells her things change and that people change.
The daughter grows "boys get discovered as winter melts". Learning the attraction to the opposite sex, what comes when winter melts? Spring, the season of matting. "Flowers competing for the sun" is girls competing for males.
The child continues to grow but she's put off so much that she should have done. She waits for it to be handed to her but it never will be. She tries to find to find her life once more, but she can only see what she is now not the big picture her father always spoke of(the crystal palace).
"Skating around the truth who I am, but I know dad the ice is getting thin."
She tries to figure her life out, but the time is wearing thin and her father worries. He reiterates what he said before, she needs to make up her mind, take her destiny and do what she needs to. Make choices and grow because the rest of them have, so when will she discover herself and what she wants/needs to do?
She still wants her father by her side to hold her hand but things change my dear. :)
"Hear is grey and the fires are burning so many dreams on the shelf."
The father is old, the daughter may or may not have done as she should/would.
"You say 'I wanted you to be proud of me'."
The father tells the daughter he just wanted her to be proud of herself, her family and father. Not to shun what they are or what she is.
"I always wanted that myself."
The daughter wanted them to be proud of her as well, accept her even if she didn't grow as she wanted to.
Even if she didn't go with the "white horses"
:)
In the song I see the Daughter talking in the beginning about winter and such. She begins to journey on her life and her father notices the changes. He informs her she must learn to be stronger because he wont always be there and she wont always want him around. He's trying to teach the daughter that it's time to realize her potential and take the path her life has for her. The white horses being the other children whether just children in general or the girls siblings it's your take, they are in bed because they know what they must do so they will rest and prepare. The daughter says "I'll always what you near." she's obviously young and naive thinking that her dad will always be there and always be the constant. He tells her things change and that people change.
The daughter grows "boys get discovered as winter melts". Learning the attraction to the opposite sex, what comes when winter melts? Spring, the season of matting. "Flowers competing for the sun" is girls competing for males. The child continues to grow but she's put off so much that she should have done. She waits for it to be handed to her but it never will be. She tries to find to find her life once more, but she can only see what she is now not the big picture her father always spoke of(the crystal palace). "Skating around the truth who I am, but I know dad the ice is getting thin." She tries to figure her life out, but the time is wearing thin and her father worries. He reiterates what he said before, she needs to make up her mind, take her destiny and do what she needs to. Make choices and grow because the rest of them have, so when will she discover herself and what she wants/needs to do? She still wants her father by her side to hold her hand but things change my dear. :)
"Hear is grey and the fires are burning so many dreams on the shelf." The father is old, the daughter may or may not have done as she should/would. "You say 'I wanted you to be proud of me'." The father tells the daughter he just wanted her to be proud of herself, her family and father. Not to shun what they are or what she is. "I always wanted that myself." The daughter wanted them to be proud of her as well, accept her even if she didn't grow as she wanted to. Even if she didn't go with the "white horses" :)
That's my take. ^_^