I think it's obviously about a short-lived summer love. June bride is the clear oxymoron here. June is a short specific duration of time. Bride is signalling something eternal. He expected something to last, and it turned out to not be what he was expecting. Similar to how these "sad" lyrics are masked by the upbeat presentation of summer hype. Nothing is as expected.
Another interpretation that's less literal is that when bad things happen just pick yourself up and focus on the good.. in a "I lost my June bride, but I still have the rest of summer/yeah, it feels like summer" kinda way.
@huddy I've always thought it to be about the death of a love from his past. She'd since gone on and been married (in June) - yet the flowers in her hair here are funeral flowers. Though they didn't stay together as a couple, he still cared for her
@huddy I've always thought it to be about the death of a love from his past. She'd since gone on and been married (in June) - yet the flowers in her hair here are funeral flowers. Though they didn't stay together as a couple, he still cared for her
I think it's obviously about a short-lived summer love. June bride is the clear oxymoron here. June is a short specific duration of time. Bride is signalling something eternal. He expected something to last, and it turned out to not be what he was expecting. Similar to how these "sad" lyrics are masked by the upbeat presentation of summer hype. Nothing is as expected.
Another interpretation that's less literal is that when bad things happen just pick yourself up and focus on the good.. in a "I lost my June bride, but I still have the rest of summer/yeah, it feels like summer" kinda way.
@huddy I've always thought it to be about the death of a love from his past. She'd since gone on and been married (in June) - yet the flowers in her hair here are funeral flowers. Though they didn't stay together as a couple, he still cared for her
@huddy I've always thought it to be about the death of a love from his past. She'd since gone on and been married (in June) - yet the flowers in her hair here are funeral flowers. Though they didn't stay together as a couple, he still cared for her