September
Erin Dooley Lyrics

At dusk when the falling leaves glow orange
When the sun is setting and the leaves are changing color, the world glows in a warm orange light.

And the street light shadows creep
As the daylight fades, artificial light begins to illuminate the world, casting eerie shadows that seem to move of their own accord.

Where the air makes your fingers stiff
As the temperature drops, the air becomes increasingly cold and causes your fingers to feel stiff and difficult to move.

And they end up curled around the inside of your sleeve
Trying to warm up, you find yourself hugging your body by curling your fingers around your sleeves and pulling your arms close to yourself.

After the sun shown and set
When the sun has gone down after shining brightly all day long,

The first star appeared
The first glimmer of a star in the night sky appears, signaling the beginning of a new period of darkness.

In between the glowing leaf unfallen off that tree
As one leaf still clings to the tree, glowing with autumnal hues, the other leaves have already fallen and litter the ground below.

The night blue sky filled in between
The deep, dark blue of the night sky slowly encroaches on the fading light of the day, filling in the spaces between the trees and buildings.

September solitude where the leaves have yet to fly
In the month of September, there is a sense of being alone, with the leaves not yet having fallen from the trees and filling the air with their rustling sounds.

September breezes trick summer to pass by
The cool breezes of September seem to deceive the world into thinking that summer has already passed, and that autumn is here to stay.

I look up through the orangy red
Gazing upward, the colors of the fall leaves blend together into a warm orange and red hue that fills the sky above.

To the blue through the green we leaves fall to my feet
Looking back down to the ground, the falling leaves reveal a plethora of colors, as the green ones mix with the yellow and brown, ultimately ending up scattered at the artist's feet.

And a rain spot drips onto my face around my smile and onto my sleeve
As a single raindrop hits the singer's face, they can't help but grin in joy and allow the droplet to land on their sleeve.

My summer stood before me today
The singer encountered someone who represented the summertime, with their bright energy and warm aura.

He was wearing a plaid shirt and he hadn't shaved
The image of this person is complete with details such as their choice of clothing and their unshaven appearance, evoking memories of summertime.

When he spoke his breath steamed from his face
Even though summer has technically ended, this person's warm breath visibly steams in the cool fall air, prolonging the sensation of warmth and joyfulness.

And then he left and wished me well with my replacement days
The summer figure ultimately departs, but leaves behind good wishes for the artist's future days, as if passing the torch onto the new season of autumn.

I saw a comet burn by the moon
In the night sky, an astronomical phenomenon occurs where a comet blazes across the field of view, barely missing the moon itself.

It seemed to linger longer than you
Despite the fleeting appearance of the comet, it seemed to leave a greater impact on the singer than the person from their summertime memories.