Lady What's Tomorrow
Ephemeral Innocence: Elton John's Reflection on Lost Childhood
Lyrics
Look up little brother
Encouraging someone, possibly a younger sibling, to look up and pay attention.
Can you see the clover
Asking if they can see a clover, indicating a natural and pleasant environment.
No not over there
Directing attention to a specific location.
A little bit left and over there
Providing more guidance on where to look.
Now look and see the lilac tree
Describing additional elements of the natural surroundings, like a lilac tree.
The lily pond, the skylark's song
Listing various natural elements, emphasizing the beauty of the environment.
The open air but no one cares
Contrasting the open air with human indifference to the fate of branches.
If branches live and die out there
Reflecting on the indifference to nature's cycles and the life and death of branches.
Remember when you were nine
Recalling a time from the past when the speaker and someone else were younger.
And I was ten
Indicating the age of the speaker and the person they are addressing.
We would run into the woods
Describing a shared experience of running into the woods when they were younger.
No we never will again
Expressing a sense of nostalgia and the realization that such experiences won't happen again.
And Lady, what's tomorrow
Pondering the concept of tomorrow and its significance.
What's tomorrow anyway
Raising a question about the nature and importance of tomorrow.
If it's not the same as now
Suggesting that tomorrow might not be different from today, creating a sense of monotony.
It's the same as yesterday
Stating that if tomorrow is not different, it is essentially the same as yesterday.
Yes Lady, what's tomorrow
Repeating the inquiry about the nature of tomorrow.
Will it be the same as now
Pondering whether tomorrow will resemble the present.
Will the farmer push the pen
Posing questions about the future, mentioning a farmer and a pen, possibly symbolizing work.
Will the writer pull the plough
Asking about the role reversal of a writer pulling a plough, exploring unconventional scenarios.
Look up little brother
Encouraging the younger brother to look up again, possibly hinting at a return to nature.
Can you see the clover
Repeating the earlier question about seeing clover, maintaining a connection to nature.
Oh sorry but it's over
Apologizing for the loss of the natural environment, mentioning the intrusion of concrete.
Now there's concrete and no clover
Describing the absence of clover due to urbanization, highlighting the negative impact on nature.
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