Forever Autumn
Jeff Wayne;Richard Burton;Justin Hayward Lyrics

For three days I fought my way along roads packed with refugees,
I struggled through congested routes among a horde of people running from the terror-stricken situation with all their possessions in boxes and bags. My priority at that time was to reach London.

The homeless, burdened with boxes and bundles containing their valuables.
Refugees had little belongings, but they were precious to them, which made their physical movement tiring and difficult.

All that was of value to me was in London.
London was the only hope that the singer pinned his survival on; thus, it was crucial for him to reach there to secure his life.

By the time I reached their little red brick house, Carrie and her father were gone.
Even after making it to his beloved's home in London, he was disheartened to find that both Carrie and her father had already left.

The summer sun is fading as the year grows old,
The warmest season is waning as the year prepares to wrap up, bidding farewell to its daylight giving warmth and shortening the days.

And darker days are drawing near,
Darker, shorter days with colder nights are approaching as winter begins to pervade the environment.

The winter winds will be much colder,
The cold, wind chill of the winter season is something the singer dreads and is adamant to face alone as her lover will not be around.

Now you're not here.
The absence of the loved one is a painful thought that makes the artistfeel lonely and lost, especially during this season.

I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
The artist is longing for an extraordinary experience and envies the freedom of the birds migrating to areas with warmer climates.

And one by one they disappear,
The artist observes the magnificent sight of the birds leaving, one by one, but is sad to realize when it is his turn to stay and face the winter winds alone.

I wish that I was flying with them
The singer expresses his utmost desire to fly with the migrant birds to escape the cold and the loneliness.

Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
The artist remembers how his lover brightened his life like the sun peeking through the canopy of trees.

Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
His lover's sudden departure was as unexpected and unchallenged as the wind blowing a leaf off the tree.

Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way,
The singer reminisces the beautiful memories spent with his lover in autumn, enjoying the golden falling leaves that would rustle under their feet.

You always loved this time of year
The singer remembers how much his lover admired the autumn season and how it used to make their romance flourish even more.

Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now,
The artist acknowledges how things have changed, and the reminiscing memory of the past is now an undisturbed and a static thought.

'Cause you're not here
The emptiness and loneliness he feels are because his loved one is not with him, and he has no one to share these beautiful autumn moments with.

'Cause you're not here
The repetition of this line highlights the significant impact of his lover's absence in his life during the autumn days.

'Cause you're not here
The last repetition of this line emphasizes the singer's intense longing for his lover and how her absence has transformed his life.