I think this song is about a nostalgia to youth.
Sweet and sour memories haunt you, you remember what you did with yourself and your friends but the fact that you were insecure and alone is always there in a corner of your mind. You think you were having fun but you are still afraid that someone might want to lock you up and you cannot trust anyone. Your mother's words mean the world to you and you are happy that you can be on your own when you are in your mind and that no one, not even god, would judge you for what you think. You imagine you're in a wanton carriage with no horses and you're grazing along and this is the most valuable memory for you: your dreams and what you imagination can create.
I think this song is about a nostalgia to youth. Sweet and sour memories haunt you, you remember what you did with yourself and your friends but the fact that you were insecure and alone is always there in a corner of your mind. You think you were having fun but you are still afraid that someone might want to lock you up and you cannot trust anyone. Your mother's words mean the world to you and you are happy that you can be on your own when you are in your mind and that no one, not even god, would judge you for what you think. You imagine you're in a wanton carriage with no horses and you're grazing along and this is the most valuable memory for you: your dreams and what you imagination can create.
I also think it's about nostalgia, but I think the fear of being locked up rather refers to the present situation... When you were young, life was simpler and happier, you had fun with your friends. This may just be over-interpreting, but to me the snakes also seem to represent dark or unwanted thoughts and desires. In youth you were looking for them but couldn't find them because you were innocent (sounds so clichéd, but for me it's just true. As a child I couldn't have come up with the thoughts that bring me down now). These days you find...
I also think it's about nostalgia, but I think the fear of being locked up rather refers to the present situation... When you were young, life was simpler and happier, you had fun with your friends. This may just be over-interpreting, but to me the snakes also seem to represent dark or unwanted thoughts and desires. In youth you were looking for them but couldn't find them because you were innocent (sounds so clichéd, but for me it's just true. As a child I couldn't have come up with the thoughts that bring me down now). These days you find those thoughts that seem worth being judged for, thoughts you do not want to find. You want to talk about them but can't think of anyone but God who would be able to listen without judging you. It feels as if your brain comes up with them against your will, faster than you can think. At the same time, your brain is too slow in thinking about what you want it to. It's constantly running but productive thinking seems impossible. Pulling a carriage is another symbol of how much harder life now feels. The carriage used to be pulled by several horses that took you anywhere you wanted to go. Now they have left to enjoy their own life instead of helping you, and if you want to get on, you have to work hard for it. Dreaming and imagining takes you away from this world and reminds you of how happy you were and could be, so it keeps you alive.
@fletta I personally agree to both of your interpretations
@fletta I personally agree to both of your interpretations