Lyrics
Hey Tom, What’s happened?
Addressing Tom and inquiring about recent events.
The West Wind is blowing
Metaphorical reference to change or turmoil, using the West Wind.
Did you take a wrong turn at Poplars by a Lake without knowing?
Asking if Tom made a mistake at Poplars by a Lake.
Did Marty get the best of you in Hot Summer Moonlight?
Questioning if Marty caused trouble during a summer night.
or did drunk Fraser knock you out in that fight?
Asking if Fraser, while drunk, caused harm in a fight.
Did he really hit you? Did you slip or trip?
Questioning the details of the altercation with Fraser.
More questions than answers, rumors persist!
Noting the prevalence of rumors and unanswered questions.
I hear Winny‘s preggo
Rumors about Winny being pregnant.
I hear you're getting hitched
Rumors about Tom getting married.
I hear you're not that into weddings
Noting Tom's apparent lack of enthusiasm for weddings.
I hear you got a fix
Suggesting Tom has found a solution or fix to a problem.
You'll pretend to slip away In the Northland
Describing Tom pretending to leave in the Northland.
A single shot will ring out, laying out your plan
Indicating a plan involving a single shot being fired.
In the dark you will escape in Snow in the Woods
Describing Tom's escape in the dark through Snow in the Woods.
They will all be none the wiser, yeah you fooled em good
Believing others are unaware and fooled by Tom's plan.
Still some insist you're a fraud
Mentioning suspicions about Tom being a fraud.
Did they drag you down that Path Behind Mowat Lodge?
Asking if Tom was influenced or led down a certain path.
The place of your last breath
Referring to a location as the place of Tom's supposed last breath.
Did they float your body over Woodland Waterfall?
Suggesting a scenario where Tom's body was floated over Woodland Waterfall.
While others still allege you just got lost in the fog
Addressing alternative theories about Tom getting lost in the fog.
Your problem now erased
Imagining that Tom's problems have been erased but only in his mind.
But only in your mind, like paint to a canvas
Using a metaphor of paint to a canvas, suggesting Tom's erased problems.
You are the Jack Pine
Comparing Tom to the Jack Pine, perhaps symbolizing resilience.
One thing is for sure now that you've plead the fifth
Noting Tom's decision to remain silent (plead the fifth).
Your group of seven has become a group of six
Highlighting the reduction from a group of seven to a group of six.
Now your disappearance, is something of folklore
Describing Tom's disappearance as becoming folklore.
Are we re-writing history to be a murder mystery?
Raising questions about the historical narrative and a potential murder mystery.
Did they put you out of your misery at the Cottage on a Rocky Shore?
Pondering if Tom met a tragic end at a cottage on a rocky shore.
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