Sparta
Journey to Sparta: Seasons unfold in a rural embrace
Lyrics
Let's go to Sparta
Expressing a desire or suggestion to go to Sparta.
They'll cook us dinner
Anticipating a meal prepared for them.
From the farm that we saw
Referring to a farm they observed during the summer.
All summer
Highlighting the duration of the observation, which was the entire summer.
Brimming over
Describing abundance or overflowing, possibly in a positive sense.
Field of clover
Depicting a field of clover, a type of flowering plant.
Yellow side road
Mentioning a yellow side road, a visual detail.
We were smoking
Recalling a period of smoking, likely referring to a substance.
Something on them
Using a vague term to describe the substance being smoked.
Sort of reliant on it
Expressing dependence or reliance on the substance.
When summer got old again
Reflecting on the changing nature of summer.
Fall is a fair weather friend
Describing fall as a fair-weather friend, implying fickleness.
Winter shows her face again
Noting the return of winter and personifying it as female.
And look out look out look out look out
Warning of a cold wind, potentially symbolizing adversity.
A cold wind is blowing in
Reiterating the presence of a cold wind.
Let's go
Suggesting a departure or movement, possibly towards Sparta.
Let's go to Sparta
Repeating the desire to go to Sparta.
We'll find a friend there
Expecting to find a friend in Sparta.
And they say the good times never have to end there
Expressing optimism about unending good times in Sparta.
But all along the bank
Referring to a river with poison, suggesting a negative aspect.
The poison river yank
Describing an action of forcefully pulling fish out of their skins.
The fish out of their skins
Imagery of disruption and harm caused to the fish.
We were smoking something on them
Repeating the experience of smoking a substance.
Sort of reliant on it
Reiterating dependence or reliance on the substance.
When summer got old again
Reflecting on the changing nature of summer, similar to line 12.
Fall is a fair weather friend
Describing fall as a fair-weather friend, similar to line 13.
Winter show her face again
Noting the return of winter, similar to line 14.
And look out look out look out look out
Warning of a cold wind, similar to lines 15 and 16.
A cold wind is blowing in
Reiterating the presence of a cold wind, similar to lines 15 and 16.
Let's go
Repeating the suggestion to go to Sparta.
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