Dandelion Wine
Isakov Gregory Alan 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
In Isakov Gregory Alan's song "Dandelion Wine," the lyrics describe the singer's reflection on a past summer of their youth. The singer nostalgically notes that summer days felt like they were "just a magazine," meaning they were almost too perfect and idyllic to feel real. The mundane task of cutting grass was a means to an end, as the singer was doing so to be able to see someone soon. The singer describes feeling intoxicated or "drunk in a field" by the time fall arrived, and reflects on a year spent making dandelion wine.
Line by Line Meaning
Summer days were just a magazine, a magazine
Summer days felt empty and unfulfilling, like flipping through a meaningless magazine.
Cutting grass for gasoline, for gasoline
I did menial tasks like cutting grass to afford the gas needed to travel and see you again.
So I can see ya soon
I did all these things just to be able to see you again soon.
Fall swooned
Autumn came on suddenly and romantically.
Left me drunk in a field
The beauty of autumn overwhelmed me and left me feeling euphoric, as if I had been drinking.
Dandelion wine for a year
I made dandelion wine after that experience and kept drinking it for a year as a way to relive that feeling.
And I packed up the dust
I packed up and left all my belongings behind, as if they were just dust.
Of all that I owned
I didn't own much, so leaving behind all my possessions wasn't a big sacrifice.
Handkerchief hung from a pole
I only brought a small handkerchief with me on my travels.
I rolled out the day that the apples fell
I set out on my journey on the day the apples fell, a symbol of the passing of time and change.
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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