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| album: |
Skylarking |
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| year: |
1986 |
| written
by: |
Andy Partridge |
| length: |
3 minutes 21 seconds |
Season Cycle
Season cycle moving round and round
Pushing life up from a cold dead ground
It's growing green
It's growing green
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Well —
Darling don't you ever stop to wonder
About the clouds about the hail and thunder
'Bout the baby and its umbilical
Who's pushing the pedals on the season cycle?
(Summer chased by Autumn)
(Autumn chased by Winter)
Season cycle go from death to life
(Winter chased by Springtime)
Bring a harvest or a man his wife
(Springtime's turning)
It's growing green
It's growing green
— Well —
Darling, don't you ever sit and ponder
(Darling did you ever think)
About the building of the hills a yonder
(All this life-stuff's closely linked)
Where we're going in this verdant spiral
Who's pushing the pedals on the season cycle?
Round and round and round and round
I really get confused on who would make all this
(Is there a God in Heaven?)
Everybody says join our religion get to Heaven
I say no thanks why bless my soul
I'm already there!
Autumn is Royal
As Spring is clown
But to repaint Summer
They're closing Winter down
Darling don't you ever stop to wonder
(Darling did you ever think)
About the clouds about the hail and thunder
(All this life-stuff's closely linked)
About the baby and its umbilical
Who's pushing the pedals on the season cycle?
Season cycle
Darling, don't you ever sit and ponder
(Darling did you ever think)
About the building of the hills a-yonder
(All this life-stuff's closely linked)
Where we're going in the verdant spiral
Who's pushing the pedals on the season cycle?
Umbilical
The adjective "umbilical" simply means 'relating to
the naval or central abdomen.' An umbilical cord is a cord that
connects a fetus to its mother's navel. An umbilical cord can also
be referred to as a yolk stalk, but for some reason I find that
phrase revolting.
Verdant
Verdant is an adjective with several meanings that are related.
It can simply be a description of something green or something filled
with growing plant-life, both uses express that the object has a
"life" about it. The third connotation is used to describe
something as inexperienced or immature (or "green").
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