Lyric discussion by Bdenny 

Cover art for Morning Moon lyrics by Tragically Hip, The

My brother felt the song could be about menopause, due to something about the tone and comments on her behaviour in the lyrics. I thought more about this and the opening lines make me think he could be on to something - The reactor is down, for labour day. Perhaps the morning moon refers to the before and after of fertility, the sun being fertile, the moon being after. The morning moon would be the early stages of menopause.

My Opinion