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why fourth of july by aidan gallagher is about petekey, a thread:
(lyrical analysis)
(lyrical analysis)
Memories made in the time that we had - the summer of like was a short lived romance, but a lot happened to pete and mikey
Memories fade but the best ones will last - as it was years ago some of the memories will be hard to remember, but pete clearly remembers the good ones.
Memories fade but the best ones will last - as it was years ago some of the memories will be hard to remember, but pete clearly remembers the good ones.
As time moves on I keep lookin' back
At all that we had - pete is still writing songs about mikey 15 years later.
Do you remember the times that you and I laughed?
Do you remember the days we spent layin' in the grass? - they shared a lot of good memories, including grass.
At all that we had - pete is still writing songs about mikey 15 years later.
Do you remember the times that you and I laughed?
Do you remember the days we spent layin' in the grass? - they shared a lot of good memories, including grass.
Cause now it's been years but I keep lookin' back
The good and the bad - again, pete is still writing songs about what happened - love songs, heartbreak songs, and moving on songs. so he knows the good and the bad.
Kiss me like it was the fourth of July - july is in summer and
The good and the bad - again, pete is still writing songs about what happened - love songs, heartbreak songs, and moving on songs. so he knows the good and the bad.
Kiss me like it was the fourth of July - july is in summer and
therefore during warped, so they most likely kissed on the fourth of july.
Fireworks froze like stars in the sky - on the fourth of july there are fireworks. and this is also a metaphor for their relationship - it was short lived, but colourful, much like a firework.
Fireworks froze like stars in the sky - on the fourth of july there are fireworks. and this is also a metaphor for their relationship - it was short lived, but colourful, much like a firework.
I'll always remember the fourth of July - they will always remember their little summer fling.
The look in your eyes - they probably looked in each others eyes at some point.
Sometimes I fall victim to a past part of me - the "past part" is the version of them/pete in 2005
The look in your eyes - they probably looked in each others eyes at some point.
Sometimes I fall victim to a past part of me - the "past part" is the version of them/pete in 2005
and occasionally he thinks back to that romance and what could have come of it.
They're still sitting up there with you on that tree - they sat in a tree at some point. it was warped tour there were trees around, trees good for sitting in with your boyfriend.
They're still sitting up there with you on that tree - they sat in a tree at some point. it was warped tour there were trees around, trees good for sitting in with your boyfriend.
Tears in your eyes
You were so happy
Said forever you'd love me - Mikey promised to be with Pete forever, but after this he likely got cold feet and/or they just didn't work out. but they were happy while it lasted.
You were so happy
Said forever you'd love me - Mikey promised to be with Pete forever, but after this he likely got cold feet and/or they just didn't work out. but they were happy while it lasted.
And something about your smile that just freaks me out - pete gets scared of mikeys smile afterward bc he has managed to move on without him, and Pete doesn't know why, bc pete cant do the same. for example, in this picture, you can see the fear in petes eyes while mikey smiles.
Can't help but feel my heart will give out
Beatin' in my chest
It's gettin' louder and louder
And I'm shoutin' out - simply put, after the breakup pete is nervous about ever seeing mikey again. he still has feelings for him but clearly mikey doesn't.
Beatin' in my chest
It's gettin' louder and louder
And I'm shoutin' out - simply put, after the breakup pete is nervous about ever seeing mikey again. he still has feelings for him but clearly mikey doesn't.
Kiss me like you were back in that night
When fireworks froze like stars for you and I - this alternate chorus has the same meaning as the regular one.
I know you remember the fourth of July - pete knows that mikey remembers everything they went through, as much as he denied it
When fireworks froze like stars for you and I - this alternate chorus has the same meaning as the regular one.
I know you remember the fourth of July - pete knows that mikey remembers everything they went through, as much as he denied it
Oh and hold me near
Before we disappear - this is about the ending of their relationship. pete can see that its dwindling and that mikey is losing interest, so he just wants him to hold him while he can.
Do you remember our little tree - again, trees at warped.
Before we disappear - this is about the ending of their relationship. pete can see that its dwindling and that mikey is losing interest, so he just wants him to hold him while he can.
Do you remember our little tree - again, trees at warped.
And all of the pictures you have of you and me - they didn't have a lot of pictures in the public, but probably took a lot in private.
Oh it took me an hour just to get off that tree
That's how much you loved me - trees at warped.
Oh it took me an hour just to get off that tree
That's how much you loved me - trees at warped.
