fresh blood comes rushing back to me
I never thought I'd remember all of this oh dear me
I always heard it as:
Fresh flood (as in, of memories) comes rushing back to me
I never thought I'd remember all of this so dear to me
I don't think it's necessary anti-nostalgia; maybe 'it's a trick of the mind' refers to the power of memory/nostalgia rather than the unreliable nature of memory (or maybe it does refer to the latter, idk).
A nastier interpretation that has crossed my mind has 'I grew up there the bottom of the swimming hole'
as referring to something horrible, with the 'fresh flood' meaning suppressed memories resurfacing and it's a trick of the mind' a mantra of denial. It also fits with the title - 'sunken union boat' as something deliberately buried.
fresh blood comes rushing back to me I never thought I'd remember all of this oh dear me
I always heard it as:
Fresh flood (as in, of memories) comes rushing back to me I never thought I'd remember all of this so dear to me
I don't think it's necessary anti-nostalgia; maybe 'it's a trick of the mind' refers to the power of memory/nostalgia rather than the unreliable nature of memory (or maybe it does refer to the latter, idk).
A nastier interpretation that has crossed my mind has 'I grew up there the bottom of the swimming hole' as referring to something horrible, with the 'fresh flood' meaning suppressed memories resurfacing and it's a trick of the mind' a mantra of denial. It also fits with the title - 'sunken union boat' as something deliberately buried.