To really get the song, you have to recall December 2008, Vancouver (Said The Whale's hometown) and the dump of snow we had at christmas. You have to be a Vancouverite to know how bad of a mess we get with snow, cause we have not a great snow removal force, and of course snow is so rare in Van that no one knows how to drive, so- we had a mess. ("watch as our White Christmas turns to mush....) when it all melts, you have worse accidents as it then freezes to a skating rink consistency.
The line about how time flies has a personal meaning for me.
Don't it, though?!
To "get" the song, a winter snowstorm in Vancouver makes sense... however the song was released prior to December 2008 (From wikipedia: Their debut album Taking Abalonia was released in 2007. It was re-released on June 3, 2008 in Canada with seven new songs under the new name Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia.) so it can't be specifically about the Dec 2008 storm.
To "get" the song, a winter snowstorm in Vancouver makes sense... however the song was released prior to December 2008 (From wikipedia: Their debut album Taking Abalonia was released in 2007. It was re-released on June 3, 2008 in Canada with seven new songs under the new name Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia.) so it can't be specifically about the Dec 2008 storm.
To really get the song, you have to recall December 2008, Vancouver (Said The Whale's hometown) and the dump of snow we had at christmas. You have to be a Vancouverite to know how bad of a mess we get with snow, cause we have not a great snow removal force, and of course snow is so rare in Van that no one knows how to drive, so- we had a mess. ("watch as our White Christmas turns to mush....) when it all melts, you have worse accidents as it then freezes to a skating rink consistency. The line about how time flies has a personal meaning for me. Don't it, though?!
p.s. Hear their song "Cammillo The Magician"!
To "get" the song, a winter snowstorm in Vancouver makes sense... however the song was released prior to December 2008 (From wikipedia: Their debut album Taking Abalonia was released in 2007. It was re-released on June 3, 2008 in Canada with seven new songs under the new name Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia.) so it can't be specifically about the Dec 2008 storm.
To "get" the song, a winter snowstorm in Vancouver makes sense... however the song was released prior to December 2008 (From wikipedia: Their debut album Taking Abalonia was released in 2007. It was re-released on June 3, 2008 in Canada with seven new songs under the new name Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia.) so it can't be specifically about the Dec 2008 storm.