Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Denis Apps on 30 June, 1983) is a singer-songwri… Read Full Bio ↴Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Denis Apps on 30 June, 1983) is a singer-songwriter from London, United Kingdom. Wolf mixes electronics and samples with a wide range of instruments including viola, keyboards, ukulele, and percussion, all of which he plays himself to form a fusion of jazz, folk and electronic music.

He began experimenting with sound and four-track recording at the age of 11, eventually building an arsenal of instruments that included junk-shop organs and a home-built theremin. At the age of 14 he joined the pop-art collective Minty, a venture that caught the eyes and ears of Fat Cat Records, which went on to supply the youth with a computer and mixing tools for aid in his newfound audio experimentation. He left home at the age of 16 and formed Maison Crimineaux with his friend Fanny, which eventually found its way to France where the noisy duo played a show attended by electronic maestro Kristian Robinson (aka Capitol K), who went on to release Wolf's lauded 2003 debut. With Lycanthropy reaching number 39 in the NME's top LPs of the year, as well as receiving critical acclaim throughout Europe and America, Wolf decided to study composition at the Trinity College Music Conservatoire.

The results of that endeavor can be heard on his 2005 release Wind in the Wires, a dark collection of moody British folk and chamber pop with a chilly laptop sheen.

Wolf released his third album, and the first on a major label, The Magic Position, in February 2007. A concept album on the theme of love, the majority of it was written after the end of a long term intimate relationship. It featured collaborations with Marianne Faithfull and Edward Larrikin of Larrikin Love.

His fourth album, The Bachelor, was originally supposed to be part of a double album called Battle (the other disc was to be called The Conqueror). It was released on 1 June 2009. Guest musicians included Atari Teenage Riot's Alec Empire, actress Tilda Swinton, folk musician Eliza Carthy and avant-garde electronic pioneer Matthew Herbert.

Wolf's fifth album, Lupercalia, was released on 20 June 2011 by Hideout, a subsidiary of Mercury Records. Songfacts explains that the album title refers to the fertility and love festival which the ancient Romans celebrated between February 13-15 (the predecessor to Valentine's Day).

His latest release is a double album entitled Sundark and Riverlight, celebrating Wolf's 10 years as a recording artist. The album features acoustic re-recordings of songs from throughout his career, as well as previously unheard tracks.

Pumpkin Soup
Patrick Wolf Lyrics

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Sometimes in the evening ii find a green spot in this town
And i hide myself thinking of those circling skies
It takes me back to another time of duffel coats
And drawing lines in the late september evening sand
The pumpkin soup on the table as warm as the evening sun
A glow from the future a sorrow yet to be undone
Autumns brown sturdy fingers are embedding bouquets up and down your spine
Embrace the moment for everything changes and all this will too

Today you debut your birthday bike on the hill
Its so beautiful but things are gonna change
The pumpkin soup on the table the late september sun
A glow from the future a sorrow yet to be passed on
The circling sky of seagulls the late september sun
A glow from the future a sorrow yet to be undone
Undone

Pedal home pedal home your mother is baking your favourite apples this evening
Theres soup on the table but dont let go cold no no no
As you push your bike up the garden path you turn to the ocean
You watch as autumn takes its last breath of summer.

The pumpkin soup on the table the late september sun
Just dream of a future and then the sorrow is undone

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Patrick Wolf's "Pumpkin Soup" is a beautiful reflection of nostalgia and the bittersweet feelings that come with growing up and moving on. In the first stanza, the singer finds a green spot in the city and reminisces about the past, thinking about the September evenings of his childhood. He recalls the warmth of pumpkin soup at the table, enveloped by a golden autumnal glow that creeps up and down his spine. The beauty and stillness of the moment is contrasted with the knowledge that everything changes, that time and life carry on, and that even the best things come with sorrow as they are passed on.

In the second stanza, the singer bids farewell to his childhood and embraces the newness of the present, as he debuts his birthday bike on the hill. But even here, the pumpkin soup remains, and he is reminded of his mother's love and warmth as she bakes his favorite apples. He watches the ocean in the distance, and as autumn draws to a close, he dreams of a future where the sorrow of change is undone.

Overall, "Pumpkin Soup" is a lyrically rich and evocative song that captures the beauty and pain of nostalgia, the passage of time, and the hope of the future.

Line by Line Meaning

Sometimes in the evening ii find a green spot in this town
Occasionally, in the evening, I discover a green area within this urban area

And i hide myself thinking of those circling skies
And I conceal myself lost in thought regarding the revolving skies

It takes me back to another time of duffel coats
This brings me back to an era of warm woolen coats

And drawing lines in the late september evening sand
And sketching lines in the sand of a September evening

The pumpkin soup on the table as warm as the evening sun
The pumpkin soup resting before me, heated as much as the setting sun

A glow from the future a sorrow yet to be undone
Radiating a future's hope, but still bearing a prevailing grief

Autumns brown sturdy fingers are embedding bouquets up and down your spine
The robust fingers of autumn are embedding sprays along your back

Embrace the moment for everything changes and all this will too
Embrace the present as all changes, and this moment shall pass as well

Today you debut your birthday bike on the hill
Today, you present to the world your birthday bicycle atop the hill

Its so beautiful but things are gonna change
It's absolutely stunning, but transformations are imminent

The pumpkin soup on the table the late september sun
The pumpkin soup before me, the late September sun in the sky

A glow from the future a sorrow yet to be passed on
Illuminating a hope for tomorrow but still surrendering to an ongoing sadness

The circling sky of seagulls the late september sun
The sky filled with seagulls circling amidst the late September sun

A glow from the future a sorrow yet to be undone
A glimmer of aspirations for the future, yet still present with an unrelenting sorrow

Undone
Unresolved, incomplete

Pedal home pedal home your mother is baking your favourite apples this evening
Cycle back home, cycle back home, your mother is currently baking your beloved apples tonight

Theres soup on the table but dont let go cold no no no
Soup awaits on the table; do not allow it to turn cold, no no no

As you push your bike up the garden path you turn to the ocean
While pushing your bike up the garden's pathway, you glance toward the ocean

You watch as autumn takes its last breath of summer.
You witness autumn breathe in the final moments of summer

Just dream of a future and then the sorrow is undone
Merely visualize a promising tomorrow, and this sadness shall dissipate

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