Thematically, Boxer deals a lot with people fighting for their youth and hiding from reality - a Euphoric Disconnection.
This song shows to me a longing for the simpler days and boredom of youth when you went over to your friends'/girlfriends' house 'every night of summer'. The final lines suggest a realisation of the singers growing age. "his angel face is falling" - perhaps his looks are going. I don't know about string tying, seems to be a pretty common motif in the national songs.
Thematically, Boxer deals a lot with people fighting for their youth and hiding from reality - a Euphoric Disconnection.
This song shows to me a longing for the simpler days and boredom of youth when you went over to your friends'/girlfriends' house 'every night of summer'. The final lines suggest a realisation of the singers growing age. "his angel face is falling" - perhaps his looks are going. I don't know about string tying, seems to be a pretty common motif in the national songs.