This haunting and moving song has meaning to this writer on a personal level.
And although it cant be confirmed, It is suggested that this song speaks to the euphoria one feels at the onset of spring - especially for those (like James Taylor and your humble writer) who suffer from bipolar disorder.
In this writer's view, the hypo-manic episode that for some is regularly triggered by increased daylight and warmer temperatures is alluded to clearly here:
First day of may
Things are beginning
Our side is winning
Hip hip hooray
Made in the shade
Deep in the shadow
Down by the meadow
Lie in my arms
Not to mention an increased libido Furthermore:
"And the walls around us
Which we kept at such a cost
When we turned around
Came tumbling down
Ha ha ha ha
She can't stop laughing
He can't stop singing
First day of may
Are "the walls around us" the walls of depression - bipolar depression - brought on by the long dark winter?
And is it that "he can't stop singing" because of the euphoria he feels as a result of a mood disorder and the uncontrollable
This haunting and moving song has meaning to this writer on a personal level.
And although it cant be confirmed, It is suggested that this song speaks to the euphoria one feels at the onset of spring - especially for those (like James Taylor and your humble writer) who suffer from bipolar disorder.
In this writer's view, the hypo-manic episode that for some is regularly triggered by increased daylight and warmer temperatures is alluded to clearly here:
First day of may Things are beginning Our side is winning Hip hip hooray Made in the shade Deep in the shadow Down by the meadow Lie in my arms
Not to mention an increased libido Furthermore:
"And the walls around us Which we kept at such a cost When we turned around Came tumbling down
Ha ha ha ha She can't stop laughing He can't stop singing First day of may
Are "the walls around us" the walls of depression - bipolar depression - brought on by the long dark winter?
And is it that "he can't stop singing" because of the euphoria he feels as a result of a mood disorder and the uncontrollable