Dandelion Wine
Gregory Alain Isakov Lyrics
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a magazine….
cutting grass for gasoline, for gasoline
so i can see ya soon…
fall swooned
left me drunk in a field
and i packed up the dust
of all that i owned
handkerchief hung from a pole
i rolled out the day that the apples fell…
The opening lyric, "summer days were just a magazine, a magazine" portrays a sense of the passage of time going by quickly and almost insignificantly. The reference to a magazine suggests something temporary and unimportant, like a fleeting memory. Cutting grass for gasoline in the next line could represent the desire to keep moving forward, to keep driving towards something. The line "so i can see ya soon" indicates a longing for a person or place, driving motivation to keep going.
The next verse describes the singer being left drunk and alone in a field, already a metaphorical image for being lost and disconnected from reality. The line "dandelion wine for a year" reinforces the image of being drunk and lost in some alternate world. Packing up and leaving behind everything for a new start, the singer is seen with a handkerchief hung from a pole, symbolizing his only possession worth bringing with him. Finally, the last line "i rolled out the day that the apples fell" speaks to the idea of leaving when it's time to move on and the cycle of change within life.
Line by Line Meaning
summer days were just a magazine, a magazine
My memories of summer were shallow and fleeting, like the pages of a magazine.
cutting grass for gasoline, for gasoline
I mowed lawns to earn the money I needed to see you again.
so i can see ya soon…
I worked hard to earn money so I could reunite with you as soon as possible.
fall swooned
Autumn's bittersweet beauty overwhelmed me.
left me drunk in a field
I was lost in thought and emotion, unable to move from the field where I stood.
dandelion wine for a year
I made wine from dandelions, a delicate reminder of the fleeting beauty of life which lasted a whole year.
and i packed up the dust of all that i owned
I gathered what little I had and prepared to leave it all behind.
handkerchief hung from a pole
I carried my belongings with me on a makeshift pole, consisting of just a handkerchief.
i rolled out the day that the apples fell…
I left town on the day the apples fell from the trees, symbolizing the end of something beautiful and the start of something new.
Contributed by Micah C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
MeltedGlacier
Summer days were just a magazine, a magazine
A magazine… Cutting grass for gasoline, for gasoline
So i can see ya soon…
Fall swooned
Left me drunk in a field
Dandelion wine for a year
And i packed up the dust
Of all that i owned
Handkerchief hung from a pole
I rolled out the day that the apples fell…
Brenda S. Adams
"Dandelion Wine"
Summer days were just a magazine, a magazine
A magazine….
Cutting grass for gasoline, for gasoline
So I can see ya soon…
Fall swooned
Left me drunk in a field
Dandelion wine for a year
And I packed up the dust
Of all that I owned
Handkerchief hung from a pole
I rolled out the day that the apples fell…
MrBobMarley
I’ll never forget waking up at 3am listening to this album on YouTube with no idea how or why it’d ended up on some random music I’d never heard before
I fell in love with this particular song and it’ll always stay with me, I have so much love for the feeling it gives me
Mr. Pastrami
Literally the exact same situation for me. It was really by chance that I found this, but I'm so glad I did.
Dallas Carite
My friend of 18 years died today, he always sent me this artist. I hope we meet again JT, we were meant to be, just not in this lifetime.
Alex
❤️
NedryMuldoon
These songs make me think of my home state of Colorado. The plains of Colorado were beautiful. The open land. Soft hills rolling down the horizon. The smell of sage. Deer and antelope leaping and eating their cares away. The small town lifestyle that no money could turn. Just something about it.
Chantel Landry
sounds amazing
Bryan Yazzie
Furd Terguson he does live in Colorado (I am as well) and does like his own farming stuff. So he is definitely gathering inspiration from there.
obito uchiha
Pagosa springs
Victoe Garkia
Bro, Colorado actually exists?
Ezzy Ez
What side did you live in I used to live in lakewood then moved to Montebello all thats in Colorado are drunks and drug addicts