Tree House
Seasons of Change: Unveiling the Poetic Depths in Buffalo Tom's 'Tree House'
Lyrics
Seasons change and I have found you
Expressing the passage of time and the discovery of someone.
Looks like you've been here a long time
Indicates a significant duration of the person's presence.
Looks like you're here to stay
Suggests a sense of permanence or commitment in the relationship.
And I reason that that's OK
Acceptance and justification of the person staying.
When though, when will you be leaving
Expresses anticipation or concern about the person's departure.
Way up in the trees
Describes a lofty, possibly idealized place of seclusion.
Afloat on the seas
Portrays a serene and expansive environment.
I can't afford your voice
Financial constraints preventing communication.
But I have no choice
Feeling compelled to listen despite limitations.
Your hurt drizzles forth twice nightly
Referencing emotional pain expressed regularly.
And I once held on to you so tightly
Recalling a past strong emotional connection.
You were made of wood
Metaphorically describing the person as wooden or rigid.
And cried 'cause no one understood
Feeling misunderstood and emotional pain.
But I had splinters in my fingers
Literal or metaphorical discomfort from the relationship.
Tears well in my eyes
Emotional response to the situation.
No surprise
Emotionally expected outcome.
Washed swiftly from the sands
Symbolic cleansing of emotional turmoil.
Into my hands
Transition of emotional burden.
Into my hands
Repetition for emphasis or intensity.
Tree house, your mind is like a tree house
Comparing the person's mind to an elevated, secluded space.
I climb up the shaky ladder
Describing a challenging ascent to understanding the person.
Your bird flies with you
Symbolic representation of the person's essence or spirit.
With claws of orange hue
Describing a distinctive and possibly threatening characteristic.
And I watch you flying over my head
Observing the person's detachment and indifference.
You could not care less
Emphasizing the person's lack of concern or awareness.
So you got more
Indicating the person's accumulation of negative traits.
Like driftwood from the shore
Comparing the person to discarded, lifeless material.
You were rotten to the core
Highlighting the person's fundamental corruption or decay.
Rotten to the core
Reiteration of the person's moral decline.
Yeah seasons change
Emphasizing the inevitability and cyclical nature of change.
Seasons change
-Seasons change.
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