november
Memories of Youth: November Nights and Unforeseen Fates
Lyrics
I still remember that November we were drinking
Recollection of a past November when the speaker and others were drinking.
At Waverley park after dark
Specifically at Waverley Park during nighttime.
Where all of our friends would work the weekends
Where friends worked on weekends, likely to maintain a living.
Barely sleeping
Hardly getting any sleep due to their busy lives.
But those Tuesday nights were always ours
Reserved Tuesday nights for themselves.
We keep our voices down
Keeping quiet to avoid upsetting neighbors.
The neighbors fucking hate us but who cares
Not concerned about neighbors' opinions.
One day we'll leave town and we'll get stupid famous, man I swear
Aspiring for future fame once they leave town.
We'd always dream about what life would look like when were older
Always imagining their future lives.
Always killing time hungover
Spent time lazily recovering from hangovers.
Kids talking shit
Young individuals talking negatively.
Too busy looking for trouble
Too occupied seeking trouble to plan for the future.
To think too far ahead
Lacked the foresight due to their lifestyle.
You know I never believed in god
Personal disbelief in God.
But damn if I did
Expressing a hypothetical situation if they did believe in God.
I'd say he takes the best ones early
Belief that God takes away the best people early.
Cause when we were kids
Reflecting on their younger days.
Who knew you wouldn't make thirty
Unexpected realization that someone wouldn't live past thirty.
We're only cold because we grew up by the beaches
Feeling cold due to growing up near warm beaches.
Cause who wears ski jackets in the sand
Questioning the practicality of wearing ski jackets in warm environments.
Sharing a bottle of whatever was the cheapest
Sharing inexpensive alcohol to get by.
But we'll make it through with what we can
Determined to make things work with what's available.
We keep our voices down
Similar to line 6, keeping quiet to avoid trouble.
The neighbors fucking hate us but who cares
Reiteration of not caring about neighbors' disapproval.
One day we'll leave town and who could really blame us
Justification for leaving town someday.
Kids talking shit
Repeated line indicating negative conversations among young people.
Too busy looking for trouble
Consistent behavior of seeking trouble instead of planning.
To think too far ahead
Reiteration of lacking long-term thinking due to distractions.
You know I never believed in god
Reaffirmation of the speaker's disbelief in God.
But damn if I did
Rephrasing the hypothetical scenario believing in God.
I'd say he takes the best ones early
Reiteration of the belief that God takes away good people early in life.
Cause when we were kids
Reflecting on youthful days once again.
Who knew you wouldn't make thirty
Reiteration of the unexpected loss of someone young.
Lets keep pretending you're too busy killing it to call
Desire to pretend the absent person is too busy to make contact.
I keep my distance so I can't even think of you at all
Actively maintaining distance to avoid thoughts about the absent person.
Lets keep pretending you're too busy killing it to call
Reiteration of wanting to pretend the absence doesn't affect them.
I keep my distance so I can't even think of you at all
Continued effort to distance oneself from thoughts of the absent individual.
Kids talking shit
Repeated line depicting negative talk among young people.
Too busy looking for trouble
Consistent behavior of seeking trouble instead of planning.
To think too far ahead
Reiteration of lacking long-term thinking due to distractions.
You know I never believed in god
Reaffirmation of the speaker's disbelief in God.
But damn if I did
Rephrasing the hypothetical scenario believing in God.
I'd say he takes the best ones early
Reiteration of the belief that God takes away good people early in life.
Cause when we were kids
Reflecting on youthful days once again.
Who knew you wouldn't make thirty
Reiteration of the unexpected loss of someone young.
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