Three Months Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Way_AE 

Cover art for Three Months lyrics by Local Natives

A song about death & mourning.

The title "Three Months" refers to a short amount of time in this context, like "Three Months Left To Live." The line about "having thought this wasn't your last year" is the indicator. Calling an answering machine just to hear the prerecorded voice ... "Letting you know I am ready to feel you" sounds like the speaker is ready to feel the loss and deal with the absence. It can be a big decision to let the waves of mourning hit you fully, without distraction or dulling.

My Interpretation

Good point. Another indicator is that just prior to the development of the first chorus when they sing "I'm ready to feel you"...just before that, there's a suspended note that goes on and on much like the sound a life support device makes when a dying patient goes flatline.

I actually wondered if 3 months referred to someone who had Pancreatic Cancer since that's typically the diagnosis of time left to live when it is found in the body by a doctor.