Lyrics
Winter time is coming
Winter is approaching, indicating a colder, bleaker time.
All the sky is grey
The sky is dull and lacking vibrancy, mirroring a sense of sadness or emptiness.
Summer birds aren't singing
The usual liveliness or sounds of summer birds singing is absent, potentially due to a loss or departure.
Since you went away
Since the departure of someone significant, possibly a lover or a close person, the atmosphere has changed.
Since you've been gone, end of the season
With the absence of the person, it feels like the end of a happy or vibrant period (season) in life.
Winter is here, close of play
As the person is gone, it feels like the arrival of a cold, unwelcoming season (winter) emotionally.
I get no kicks walking down Saville Row
Walking down Saville Row, there's a lack of excitement or joy; it's unfulfilling.
There's no more chicks left where the green grass grows and I know that
There's a scarcity of attractive or interesting people where life used to flourish, and the realization of this absence is present.
Winter is here, end of the season
The arrival of winter signifies the end of a rational explanation or motivation for certain actions or feelings.
My reason's gone, close of play
The reason or purpose for certain activities or emotions has disappeared with the departure of the person.
I just can't mix in all the clubs I know
Difficulty in socializing or feeling comfortable in familiar social circles without the presence of the person.
Now Labor's in, I have no place to go
Feeling displaced or out of place due to political changes ("Labor's in") which have affected the sense of belonging.
You're on a yacht near an island in Greece
The person is portrayed as enjoying luxury and pleasure far away from the singer's reality.
Though you are hot, forget me not
Despite the person's attractiveness or allure, there's a plea to remember the singer.
I will keep waiting until your return
The singer is willing to wait for the person's return, expressing hope and longing for reconciliation.
Now you are gone, end of the season
The person's absence signifies the end of a joyful period, akin to the change of seasons.
Winter will come any day
Winter, symbolizing emotional coldness or hardship, could arrive soon due to the person's absence.
Back in the scrum on a wet afternoon
Returning to a mundane or tough reality, possibly reminiscing about better times ("flowers in June") in a difficult situation.
Down in the mud, dreaming of flowers in June
In an uncomfortable or unfavorable situation, the mind wanders to better times.
End of the season
Repeatedly reiterating the theme of the end of a joyful period due to the person's departure.
End of the season
Reiteration of the end of this happy or fulfilling phase in life.
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