Dé Danann were first to find her - see her web site www.mauraoconnell.com for more information.
Summerfly
Maura O'Connell Lyrics
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In the universe inside my room
And the world was really mine from june til september
And if it wasn't really so I was lucky not to know
And I was lucky not to wonder why
Because the summer time is all that I remember
A summer fly was buzzin' every night when I was young
And the world was just my cousin
And the wind was just the tongue
In the voice my lonely moments listened to
And I look at me today all the dreams have gone away
And I'm where I never thought I would be
Seein' things I never thought I would see happen'en to me
And I lay awake at night til the darkness turns to light
Hearin' voices callin' out my name
Dronin' over and again the same message to me
Cryin' who's your partner, who's your darlin', who's your baby now?
Who wakes up at night to pull you in
But it don't matter, you'll just make her lonely anyhow
I don't know why you even try to win
Cryin' who's your partner, who's your darlin', who's your baby now?
Who wakes up at night to pull you in
But it don't matter, you'll just make her lonely anyhow
I don't know why you even try to win
But it don't matter, you'll just make her lonely anyhow
I don't know why you even try to win
The lyrics of Maura O'Connell's song Summerfly speak to the experience of growing up and losing the innocence and freedom of childhood. The singer describes a time when she could dream away her days in the safety of her room and the world seemed to belong to her during the summer months. The repeated reference to the "summerfly" buzzing every night suggests a carefree, idyllic time, one in which the singer's senses and imagination were more acute and alive than they are now.
As the song progresses, the singer laments the loss of those childhood dreams and the blindness to the realities of the world around her. She is now living a life that she never anticipated, seeing things she never thought she would see and experiencing a loneliness and alienation that was foreign to her during her younger days. There is a sense of regret and sadness in these lyrics, a recognition of the passage of time and the impossibility of recapturing past innocence.
Line by Line Meaning
In another younger day I could dream the time away
I used to have the ability to spend endless hours lost in my dreams when I was younger.
In the universe inside my room
My imagination was so vast that my small, childhood bedroom felt like a limitless universe.
And the world was really mine from june til september
During those carefree summer months of my youth, I felt like I owned the world.
And if it wasn't really so I was lucky not to know
Even if my world wasn't really as big as I thought, I was fortunate to be blissfully ignorant of that fact.
And I was lucky not to wonder why
I didn't question the boundaries of my world or the reality of it - I just enjoyed it.
Because the summer time is all that I remember
My fondest memories are of those endless summer months where my imagination ran wild.
A summer fly was buzzin' every night when I was young
The sound of a buzzing summer fly was a familiar and comforting part of my childhood nights.
In the gentle world my childlike senses knew
As a child, I saw the world through gentle and innocent eyes, unburdened by the harsh realities of life.
And the world was just my cousin
I felt a close kinship to the world around me, like it was a part of my family.
And the wind was just the tongue
The wind was like a living, breathing being to me - speaking a language that I could understand.
In the voice my lonely moments listened to
During times when I felt lonely, the sound of the wind was a comforting and familiar voice to me.
And I look at me today all the dreams have gone away
As an adult, I've lost my childhood ability to dream and let my imagination run free.
And I'm where I never thought I would be
Life has taken me to unexpected and unfamiliar places.
Seein' things I never thought I would see happen'en to me
I've experienced things that I could have never imagined happening to me in my youth.
And I lay awake at night til the darkness turns to light
I often find myself awake at night, unable to sleep, waiting for the dawn to break.
Hearin' voices callin' out my name
I hear voices that seem to be calling out to me in the darkness.
Dronin' over and again the same message to me
The voices seem to be saying the same thing over and over again.
Cryin' who's your partner, who's your darlin', who's your baby now?
The voices are questioning my relationships and who I have in my life.
Who wakes up at night to pull you in
The voices ask who is there to comfort me and ease my worries.
But it don't matter, you'll just make her lonely anyhow
The voices seem to suggest that any attempts to find love and companionship will ultimately fail.
I don't know why you even try to win
The voices question why I even bother trying to find happiness and fulfillment in my life.
Contributed by Annabelle Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.