Summer is Over
Jon McLaughlin f./Sara Bareilles Lyrics


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Autumn never seemed this cold before
Here I am sleeping on the floor
We changed just like the leaves
Outside my house
And my phone lay silent by the couch

I remember June
Back when I met you
And your eyes were green
And we were, too

But summer is over
We were tangled in the morning sun
Felt you getting colder
And we knew that we would come undone
And it's back to my town, back to your life
Gray skies are blowing a kiss goodbye to the lovers
'Cause summer is over

I can still see your silhouette
In the white hot sand
And I still feel your ring on my hand
And the clock was always ticking down
Behind that glass
Singing "love, be good while you last"

But we both knew
What we were getting into
The things we said
Sounded true

But summer is over
We were tangled in the morning sun
Felt you getting colder
And we knew that we would come undone
And it's back to my town, back to your life
Gray skies are blowing a kiss goodbye to the lovers
'Cause summer is over

The distant innocence
We are leaving far behind
Your last words will be burning in my mind
In the winter time

Well summer is over
We were tangled in the morning sun
Felt you getting colder
I knew that we would come undone
And it's back to my town, back to your life
Gray skies are blowing a kiss goodbye, goodbye

Summer is over
We were tangled in the morning sun
Felt you getting colder
And we knew that we would come undone
And it's back to my town, back to your life




Gray skies are blowing a kiss goodbye to the lovers
'Cause summer is over

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Summer is Over" talk about the ending of summer and the changes that come with it. The singer remembers back to when June first started and he met someone with green eyes, whom he fell in love with. He reflects on how things have changed since that time, comparing it to the changing of leaves outside his house. The two of them have grown apart, and he can feel the distance between them getting colder, and knows that they are about to “come undone”. However, they both knew what they were getting into and tried to make it work. The song is a reflection of a relationship that has run its course and become too hard to maintain. In the end, despite the distance between them, they acknowledge the love that they shared and say goodbye to it as summer comes to an end.


The song does an excellent job of evoking the emotions of a relationship that is coming to an end. The lyrics also create a sense of nostalgia, with lines like “Singing 'love, be good while you last'” highlighting the fleeting nature of love. The use of colors throughout, from the gray skies to the green eyes, helps to create a visual image of the changing season and how it mirrors the changing relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

Autumn never seemed this cold before
The writer is feeling colder than usual this autumn


Here I am sleeping on the floor
The writer is feeling down and sleeping on the floor


We changed just like the leaves / Outside my house / And my phone lay silent by the couch
The writer and someone important to them changed like the leaves on the trees outside the writer's house, and the writer's phone is silent, implying they are being ignored or avoided.


I remember June / Back when I met you / And your eyes were green / And we were, too
The writer remembers the month of June when they met someone whose green eyes they will always remember, and recalls feeling a sense of unity with them.


But summer is over / We were tangled in the morning sun / Felt you getting colder / And we knew that we would come undone / And it's back to my town, back to your life / Gray skies are blowing a kiss goodbye to the lovers / 'Cause summer is over
Summer is over and the writer and this important person were intertwined in the morning sun, but they felt that person slowly distancing themselves and both realized that their relationship was coming to an end. The writer and this person are going back to their respective towns and lives, and the gray skies are a metaphor for the sadness that comes with the end of summer and a relationship.


I can still see your silhouette / In the white hot sand / And I still feel your ring on my hand / And the clock was always ticking down / Behind that glass / Singing 'love, be good while you last'
The writer can still remember the silhouette of this important person in the white hot sand, and still feels the weight of their ring on their hand. The passing of time was always present in their relationship, represented by the ticking clock behind the glass, but still, the writer remembers the phrase 'love, be good while you last'


But we both knew / What we were getting into / The things we said / Sounded true
Both the writer and this important person knew what they were getting into, but they still fell for each other. The things they said sounded sincere and meaningful.


The distant innocence / We are leaving far behind / Your last words will be burning in my mind / In the winter time
The innocence in their relationship is now a distant memory that they'll be leaving far behind. The writer will remember this important person's last words, burning them in their mind, lingering even in the winter.


Well summer is over
Summer is over


We were tangled in the morning sun / Felt you getting colder / I knew that we would come undone / And it's back to my town, back to your life / Gray skies are blowing a kiss goodbye, goodbye
The writer and this important person were caught up in the morning sun but the person started to become distant, and the writer knew that this relationship wouldn't last. They will go back to their respective towns and lives and the gray skies serve as a goodbye to the relationship.


Summer is over / We were tangled in the morning sun / Felt you getting colder / And we knew that we would come undone / And it's back to my town, back to your life / Gray skies are blowing a kiss goodbye to the lovers / 'Cause summer is over
Summer is over, and the writer and this important person enjoyed their relationship during the morning sun but could feel themselves growing apart. They both know it's time for them to go back to their lives in their respective towns, and the gray skies represent the goodbye to this important relationship.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jonathan Michael McLaughlin

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