I think the "my grass isn't green, my sky isn't blue, my river runs dry, my flower has died"-part is all metaphorical. I think the narrator indicates that the world is changing.
My interpretation of the song is that it is about the future. How the environment gets ruined and that it's no place to live (if you were my child, I'd carry you away).
I think the "my grass isn't green, my sky isn't blue, my river runs dry, my flower has died"-part is all metaphorical. I think the narrator indicates that the world is changing. My interpretation of the song is that it is about the future. How the environment gets ruined and that it's no place to live (if you were my child, I'd carry you away).