Toronto-based trio The Rural Alberta Advantage (Nils Edenloff, Amy Cole, an… Read Full Bio ↴Toronto-based trio The Rural Alberta Advantage (Nils Edenloff, Amy Cole, and Paul Banwatt) play indie-rock songs about hometowns and heartbreak, born out of images from growing up in Central and Northern Alberta. They sing about summers in the Rockies and winters on the farm, ice breakups in the spring time and the oil boom’s charm, the mine workers on compressed, the equally depressed, the city’s slow growth and the country’s wild rose, but mostly the songs just try to embrace the advantage of growing up in Alberta.

In the Summertime
The Rural Alberta Advantage Lyrics

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In the summertime,
I don't know if the stars were aligned.
We'd stumble onto something we would like
And I'm afraid I lost the words tonight

And in your summer dress, was holding you
But you were holding less
It's not the words, it's the ones you stress

I love as I love you just don't love me less

And once in a while,
I know our hearts beat of time.
And once in a while,
I know they'll fall back in line.

And in the summertime,
I don't know if the stars were aligned
We'd stumble onto something we would like
And I'm afraid I lost the words tonight

And when we're middle aged,
You tell me I loved you like a renegade
And how I say the things that make you sway.
And mostly I tell you you did the same.

And once in a while,
I know our hearts beat out of time.
And once in a while,
I know they'll fall back in line.

Our love is strong.
Our love is strong.

Our love is strong.
While my heart's still pumping blood.

Overall Meaning

The Rural Alberta Advantage's song In the Summertime is a nostalgic reflection on a past summer romance. The first verse is sung by the singer, who is unsure if the relationship could have been something more if everything had been in his/her favour. The second verse is from the perspective of the singer's partner, who is feeling less invested in the relationship. The chorus acknowledges that sometimes relationships and emotions can feel chaotic and out of sync, but there is still hope for their love. The bridge fast-forwards to the future when the relationship is more established and the singer remembers how exciting and passionate the early days were. Finally, the repeated refrain of "our love is strong" asserts that despite the potential for confusion and doubt, their love endures.

Line by Line Meaning

In the summertime,
During summer, the occurrence of a positive outcome is in doubt

I don't know if the stars were aligned.
I am uncertain if fate was in our favour

We'd stumble onto something we would like
We might discover something pleasing by accident

And I'm afraid I lost the words tonight
I regret being at a loss for words tonight

And in your summer dress, was holding you
I held you close in your summer dress

But you were holding less
You weren't holding me with as much affection as before

It's not the words, it's the ones you stress
It's not the words themselves, it's the emphasis you put on them

I love as I love you just don't love me less
I love you as much as I always have, please don't love me any less

And once in a while,
Occasionally

I know our hearts beat of time.
Our hearts beat in sync

And once in a while,
Sometimes

I know they'll fall back in line.
Our hearts will beat in sync once again

And when we're middle aged,
In the future, when we're older

You tell me I loved you like a renegade
You inform me I loved you boldly and fearlessly

And how I say the things that make you sway.
You appreciate how I say things that move you emotionally

And mostly I tell you you did the same.
I mostly acknowledge that you did the same for me

Our love is strong.
Our love has great strength

While my heart's still pumping blood.
As long as my heart still beats, our love will persist

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: AMY LYNNE COLE, NILS EDENLOFF, SANJEET PAUL SINGH BANWATT

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I know this song by heart

In the summertime
I don't know if the stars were aligned
we stumbled onto something we would like
and I'm afraid I lost the words tonight

And in your summer dress
I was holding you but you were holding less
It's not the words, it's the ones you stress
I love you is I love you just don't love me less
And once in a while, I know our hearts beat out of time
And once in a while, I know they'll fall back in line

And in the summertime, I don't know if the stars were aligned,
we stumbled on to something we would like
and I'm afraid I lost the words tonight
And when we're middle aged,
tell me I loved you like a renegade
and how I said the things that made you stray
mostly told you, you did the same

And once in a while, I know our hearts beat out of time
And once in a while, I know they'll fall back in line

Our love is strong
Our love is strong
Our love is strong, while my heart's still pumping blood