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I am surprised that more people don’t know J Tillman’s music or has commented on this.
My interpretation of the song… or at least what I think Josh Tillman means.
"Lilac Hem"
Follow the rings around my eyes Down the back And outside
“A poetic way to say, look how my face has aged”
Cross the trees our children climb All alone It dresses down Wave goodbye Wave goodbye Wave goodbye
“He reminisces about his children when they were young and climbing a tree that is now old and barren. His children are now grown up and moved away”
Thirty years have come untied Since I took you as my wife
“He speaks to his wife about how time has flown by”
Your clothes are laid out on the bed The lilacs Line the hem Line the hem
“I am not sure how to interpret this, maybe his wife passed away, and the clothes & lilacs are laid out in remembrance of her”
I hear you breathing I hear you breathing Breathe Breathe
“He loves her so much that still holding onto the memory of her, he can hear her breathing”
Over all, such a deep and poetic song. J Tillman is a great musical artist.
I am surprised that more people don’t know J Tillman’s music or has commented on this.
My interpretation of the song… or at least what I think Josh Tillman means.
"Lilac Hem"
Follow the rings around my eyes Down the back And outside
“A poetic way to say, look how my face has aged”
Cross the trees our children climb All alone It dresses down Wave goodbye Wave goodbye Wave goodbye
“He reminisces about his children when they were young and climbing a tree that is now old and barren. His children are now grown up and moved away”
Thirty years have come untied Since I took you as my wife
“He speaks to his wife about how time has flown by”
Your clothes are laid out on the bed The lilacs Line the hem Line the hem
“I am not sure how to interpret this, maybe his wife passed away, and the clothes & lilacs are laid out in remembrance of her”
I hear you breathing I hear you breathing Breathe Breathe
“He loves her so much that still holding onto the memory of her, he can hear her breathing”
Over all, such a deep and poetic song. J Tillman is a great musical artist.