April
Echoes of April: Love, Betrayal, and Reckoning in The Mutton Birds' Melody
Lyrics
(Don McGlashan)
Introduction of the songwriter, Don McGlashan
Joey said that you'd been calling
Joey relayed that you've been making contact
I guess that means we're through our falling out, April
Implies the end of a disagreement or conflict, possibly in April
But don't begrudge my being wary
Caution about being cautious or hesitant
Of the hatchet you'd like to bury
Concern about revisiting past issues that remain painful
I've still got the scars, April
Emotional scars from previous experiences with April
April you tied yourself to the railroad track
Metaphorical imagery of danger or being in harm's way
April you fell into the fire and I pulled you back
Rescuing April from a hazardous situation
I don't know why I'm trying to reach you
Questioning the purpose or motivation behind attempting to communicate
If I caught you it just might teach you
Suggests catching someone in an act to impart a lesson
Not to do it again
Hopeful to prevent a repeated mistake by teaching a lesson
You made me feel as if I counted
Feeling valued by April initially
Then you had me stuffed and mounted
Feeling deceived or manipulated by April
I won't do that again, April
Refusal to undergo a similar experience again
Oh April
Reiteration of addressing April
Oh I'd love to be back
Expresses a longing to return to April, despite subsequent struggles in other months, suggesting a desire to revisit the past
Oh I'd love to be back
-Oh I'd love to be back in April
-All the month of May
-I'd ask myself, are you OK? and I would lie
-June I put my life together
-But I've no way of knowing whether I
-Can face July
-Oh I'd love to be back
-Oh I'd love to be back
-Oh I'd love to be back
-Oh I'd love to be back
-Oh I'd love to be back
-Oh I'd love to be back
-Oh I'd love to be back
-Oh I'd love to be back in April
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