This is incredible!
I think this song is about remembering childhood.
It begins with a reminder of the painful present.
The line "Place problems on a shelf to sit and die" is a reference to the song "Chesterfield King" by Jawbreaker.
The chorus is about remembering a time in 1982, when the band members would have been young children.
The song title could refer to the name of a childhood friend who the person loved. The song describes the feelings of curiosity, imagination, and exploration people remember from childhood.
"Turn down the lights so now I can die" means that that their childhood has ended forever and they can never return to it, except in their memories which are lifelong.
The verse "Under the water" refers to an imaginary place the lyricist created, either with their childhood friend, or perhaps in the present, using their childlike sense imagination to escape from the pain.
This is incredible! I think this song is about remembering childhood. It begins with a reminder of the painful present. The line "Place problems on a shelf to sit and die" is a reference to the song "Chesterfield King" by Jawbreaker.
The chorus is about remembering a time in 1982, when the band members would have been young children. The song title could refer to the name of a childhood friend who the person loved. The song describes the feelings of curiosity, imagination, and exploration people remember from childhood. "Turn down the lights so now I can die" means that that their childhood has ended forever and they can never return to it, except in their memories which are lifelong.
The verse "Under the water" refers to an imaginary place the lyricist created, either with their childhood friend, or perhaps in the present, using their childlike sense imagination to escape from the pain.