Lyrics
Believe me now, you're too young girl
Expressing disbelief in the listener's maturity due to youth.
Cherry pie and your gold curls
Metaphorically describing the listener with sweet and attractive qualities.
Growin' up like a grapevine
Comparing the listener's growth to that of a grapevine, possibly emphasizing natural and intertwined development.
Wrapped around you in due time
Anticipating a close connection with the listener in the future.
Sweet Ophelia!
Repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the escape of young blood, broken vows, and ascending away, possibly symbolizing liberation or departure.
When young blood escapes
-Vows that break
-Go up, up away
-Sweet Ophelia!
-When young blood escapes
-Vows that break
-Go up, up away
-Up, up away
Repetition of the ascent, suggesting a recurring theme of rising or transcending.
Up, up away
-Singing like it's a full moon (singing like it's a full moon)
Describing a carefree attitude, influence, and promises in the context of the person the lyrics are addressed to.
Careless now that he has you (careless now that he has you)
-Turns you on to the right songs (turns you on to the right songs)
-Promises that you're hooked on (promises that you're hooked on)
-Sweet Ophelia!
Reiteration of the chorus, reinforcing the themes of escape, broken vows, and ascending away.
When young blood escapes
-Vows that break
-Go up, up away
-Sweet Ophelia!
-When young blood escapes
-Vows that break
-Go up, up away
-Up, up away
Continued emphasis on ascent, suggesting a persistent elevation.
Up, up away
-Sweet Ophelia!
Further repetition of the chorus, intensifying the imagery of young blood escaping, vows breaking, and going up away.
When young blood escapes
-Vows that break
-Go up, up away
-Sweet Ophelia!
-When young blood escapes
-Vows that break
-Go up, up away
-Sweet Ophelia!
Continued repetition, possibly emphasizing the ongoing nature of the described events.
When young blood escapes
-Vows that break
-Go up, up away
-Up, up away
-Up, up away
-Up, up away
-Up, up away
Final emphasis on ascent, concluding the lyrics with the idea of going up away.
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