Springtime Is the Season
Seasons of Renewal: Embracing Life's Rebirth in Of Montreal's 'Springtime'
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The summer's good for tulips,
The summer is suitable for tulips.
Though pansies disagree.
Pansies do not thrive in the summer, expressing disagreement with the conditions.
They find the heat most distasteful,
Pansies find the heat unpleasant, and humidity unbearable.
And humidity far too grim to stand up tall
Pansies struggle to stand tall and negotiate with bees during summer.
And bargain with the bees.
Pansies prefer to droop and await the arrival of autumn's breeze.
They prefer to droop and mope
Continuing the preference of pansies to droop and mope, anticipating autumn.
And wait for autumn's breeze.
Pansies wait for the refreshing breeze of autumn.
The autumn's good for pumpkins,
Autumn is favorable for pumpkins.
Though apples don't approve.
Apples do not approve of autumn, possibly referring to disapproval of falling from trees.
The trees that they've been living on
Trees force apples to move by shedding them, indicating a change in environment.
now forces them to move,
The trees cause apples to fall, leading them to their demise.
And rudely lets them to fall
The fall of apples is quick and without any farewell.
And sends them quick to their demise
Apples meet their end without a proper goodbye.
Without so much a bon voyage or even a goodbye.
Reflection on the abrupt and unceremonious end of the apples.
The winter's good for penguins,
Winter is suitable for penguins.
Though brown bears must object.
Brown bears object to the joys of winter, possibly due to hibernation.
When talk comes to the joys of winter,
Discussion of winter joys prompts objection from brown bears.
They must interject,
Brown bears interrupt the talk about winter joys.
"Hibernating in the snow just isn't where it's at,
Winter hibernation is not appealing to brown bears.
Because sleeping makes you skinny,
Sleeping in winter makes one skinny, contrasting with the desire of bears to be fat.
And we bears like to be fat."
Brown bears prefer not to hibernate and stay fat.
The springtime is the season,
Springtime is highlighted as the season.
Where everyone's a friend.
In spring, everyone becomes a friend, symbolizing a sense of unity.
Loneliness and desperation both come to an end.
Loneliness and desperation end in spring.
No matter how you died through winter,
Regardless of the hardships in winter, spring brings renewal and rebirth.
In spring you're born again,
Spring signifies a fresh start, even when life is challenging.
Your life might not be going good,
Life might not be going well, but spring provides a sense of optimism and pretense.
But spring helps you to pretend.
Spring enables a positive outlook, helping to pretend that everything is better.
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