It sounds to me like the "buddy" is a past self that he wants to forget. He sees how he was and is grateful that he is who is today. He realizes all that he has, all the pleasures and comfort of a new found companionate love, could never have been found if he was still as he had been. It's a song about change in a person, "new fruit humming in the old fruit tree".
Interesting. I was thinking that maybe "Buddy" is the third person of a lovers triangle, an ex-boyfriend of hers and an old friend of his, but that friendship "won't last" since 'he loves her and she loves he', and new fruit's 'humming' in the two main lovers' trees (maybe new fruit humming is a reference to rekindled desire?).
Interesting. I was thinking that maybe "Buddy" is the third person of a lovers triangle, an ex-boyfriend of hers and an old friend of his, but that friendship "won't last" since 'he loves her and she loves he', and new fruit's 'humming' in the two main lovers' trees (maybe new fruit humming is a reference to rekindled desire?).
It sounds to me like the "buddy" is a past self that he wants to forget. He sees how he was and is grateful that he is who is today. He realizes all that he has, all the pleasures and comfort of a new found companionate love, could never have been found if he was still as he had been. It's a song about change in a person, "new fruit humming in the old fruit tree".
Interesting. I was thinking that maybe "Buddy" is the third person of a lovers triangle, an ex-boyfriend of hers and an old friend of his, but that friendship "won't last" since 'he loves her and she loves he', and new fruit's 'humming' in the two main lovers' trees (maybe new fruit humming is a reference to rekindled desire?).
Interesting. I was thinking that maybe "Buddy" is the third person of a lovers triangle, an ex-boyfriend of hers and an old friend of his, but that friendship "won't last" since 'he loves her and she loves he', and new fruit's 'humming' in the two main lovers' trees (maybe new fruit humming is a reference to rekindled desire?).
I think leesKay is right, but the buddy is a new guy, just temporarily. They will get back together.
I think leesKay is right, but the buddy is a new guy, just temporarily. They will get back together.