Fantastic song. I think it's about the singer remembering his childhood best friend's death, wishing the friend could still be here ("Play it again and again–it cuts off at the ending though. Tell me I’m always gonna be your best friend. Now you said it one time, why don’t you say it again?"), and more abstractly, the loss of his innocence. For the first time, all the adults in his life failed him. The friend may have been murdered, I suppose, by the "very bad men." The singer called for help but the "adults" that were meant to save him were just kids themselves ("the volunteer team–ah, they’re just kids of eighteen, and it’s the worst thing they’ve seen") and they couldn't help.
He recalls how his father, another "adult", tried to comfort him ("Maybe they told you ‘bout the summer sky, maybe they said there’s a great gold spirit in the summer sky or all your friends (all your best, best friends) are gonna gather around your bed at night") but ultimately it was still "not even close to alright."
Love this interpretation. I think the other kid dies in a frozen river and the rescue party's tied to a tree.
Love this interpretation. I think the other kid dies in a frozen river and the rescue party's tied to a tree.
The only question I have is why does the dad say, "we'll make it into a choice somehow?" I thought that had something do with homosexuality (but that's because I mistakenly thought "My Season" was all about two gay teens). Did the narrator or the father knock the kid into the river and now the dad and child have to get their stories straight?
The only question I have is why does the dad say, "we'll make it into a choice somehow?" I thought that had something do with homosexuality (but that's because I mistakenly thought "My Season" was all about two gay teens). Did the narrator or the father knock the kid into the river and now the dad and child have to get their stories straight?
"Oh, son, I saw you getting knocked down"
"I'll be your fighter...
"Oh, son, I saw you getting knocked down"
"I'll be your fighter and you'll be my mirror"
"We'll make it a choice somehow"
Because to sell someone down the river is to betray their trust.
Fantastic song. I think it's about the singer remembering his childhood best friend's death, wishing the friend could still be here ("Play it again and again–it cuts off at the ending though. Tell me I’m always gonna be your best friend. Now you said it one time, why don’t you say it again?"), and more abstractly, the loss of his innocence. For the first time, all the adults in his life failed him. The friend may have been murdered, I suppose, by the "very bad men." The singer called for help but the "adults" that were meant to save him were just kids themselves ("the volunteer team–ah, they’re just kids of eighteen, and it’s the worst thing they’ve seen") and they couldn't help.
He recalls how his father, another "adult", tried to comfort him ("Maybe they told you ‘bout the summer sky, maybe they said there’s a great gold spirit in the summer sky or all your friends (all your best, best friends) are gonna gather around your bed at night") but ultimately it was still "not even close to alright."
Love this interpretation. I think the other kid dies in a frozen river and the rescue party's tied to a tree.
Love this interpretation. I think the other kid dies in a frozen river and the rescue party's tied to a tree.
The only question I have is why does the dad say, "we'll make it into a choice somehow?" I thought that had something do with homosexuality (but that's because I mistakenly thought "My Season" was all about two gay teens). Did the narrator or the father knock the kid into the river and now the dad and child have to get their stories straight?
The only question I have is why does the dad say, "we'll make it into a choice somehow?" I thought that had something do with homosexuality (but that's because I mistakenly thought "My Season" was all about two gay teens). Did the narrator or the father knock the kid into the river and now the dad and child have to get their stories straight?
"Oh, son, I saw you getting knocked down" "I'll be your fighter...
"Oh, son, I saw you getting knocked down" "I'll be your fighter and you'll be my mirror" "We'll make it a choice somehow"
Because to sell someone down the river is to betray their trust.
"Because I know it's scary, baby."