The title song is a story told by Robin himself about his struggles with “a bitter sweet…Lemon Boy” (, , 00:06). However, it is not only about accepting the good sides and attempting to eradicate the others.

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For instance, the "cartoon balloons" that Levon blows up all day could be balloons with cartoon characters printed on them, or perhaps something more figurative, like thought bubbles that appear in comic strips, indicating the thoughts that are constantly rising out of his consciousness. The song explores Robin's relationship with 'Lemon Boy' and how it affects his life and how he learns how to live with it. Similar patterns can be seen in other lyrics, for example in. – helped not only him but other people too.

It’s actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him

Then his friends start to pick on Lemon Boy (I soon found out that my friends are more of the savoury type, and they weren't too keen on compromising with a nice, lemon pie...) so he defends him, causing his friends to shame him and unfriend him (so Lemon Boy and me, we just gotta get along together). This track was recorded in 1971, partially in England and partially in New York City.

div_id: "cf_async_" + Math.floor((Math.random() * 999999999)) This line was rumored by fans of Cavetown to represent the idea of ‘self-acceptance’ of one’s flaws, most importantly mental illness. There are some very unusual names in this song, describing three generations. I’ve been there too”. At the moment she is desperately trying to improve her French. Impressum: Re:Views Magazine, z.s., Arne Nováka 1/1, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic, IČO: 04915984 ISSN: 2464-7306. (Lemon Boy is referred to as bittersweet) When Robin introduces lemon boy to others, they reject him, therefore also rejecting Robin.

As Robin states about the song and the whole album: “Lemon Boy is the anxiety, the negativity, the illness that’s inside all of us, and that is very strong inside me. When it comes to the content of his songs, his youth is an advantage.

As already stated in another interpretation, "bittersweet" because Lemon Boy is most likely depressed and/or has other mental struggles. Robin Skinner – or Cavetown, as he is known in the music world – is a nineteen-year-old singer-songwriter from England. “There’s nothing wrong with a little bit of darkness now and then” (.

In Cavetown’s songs such topics become inseparable from the notion of self-hate in general.

Camila Villarreal, Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2018. Cavetown sings in the first-person point of view, but the song describes a scenario that could not have happened to him. Mariia Minaeva is a BA student of English Language and Literature. One of them forgot his money, but said not to worry, "I have friends in low places. In some of the lyrics, Robin raises more specific problems. , 00:57), these are the words that may be very helpful to someone in need.

“Lemon Boy” is the first song of the album of the same name, released Jan. 1. “And now I don’t remember comfort/ Because what I am is what I’m not” (“Dysphoric”(8), 00:36).

I think Lemon Boy is about someone who meets a boy with depression.

As Robin states about the song and the whole album: “Lemon Boy is the anxiety, the negativity, the illness that’s inside all of us, and that is very strong inside me. Cavetown sings in the first-person point of view, but the song describes a scenario that could not have happened to him.

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Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. She likes travelling as a couchsurfer, going to the cinema and playing the guitar when nobody is listening.

Cavetown’s voice seeks for nothing as it sings.

In other words, it is based on a real-life story where “the person (he) really, really liked was in love with Heather”.

Medley looks back on "Unchained Melody" and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" - his huge hits from the '60s that were later revived in movies. He was growing in my garden and I pulled him out by his hair like a weed In the beginning, the subject is described as a bittersweet man who grew in the back of the narrator’s garden like a weed.

Non-lyrical content copyright 1999-2020 SongMeanings, Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. This is why he is 'bittersweet' because Lemon Boy's depression makes it hard for him to relate to anyone else, but he's actually great company once you get to know him, hence 'Lemon Boy and me started to get along together; I helped him plant his seeds and we mow the lawn in bad weather...' It’s super easy, we promise!

Finally, the narrator decides to let him be. The “Lemon Boy” is symbolic of Robins depression – lemons are sour and unlikeable much like mental illness.

And finally after probably years his problems catch up to lemon boy and he dies from maybe a sickness. No one can speak about the fear or the struggles of young age better than someone who experiences them right now. The Kiss rocker covers a lot of ground in this interview, including why there are no Kiss collaborations, and why the Rock Hall has "become a sham.".

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He released his first album in 2013 at the age of 14 and since then, has released a further seven. You’d think smelling like lemon zest would be pretty neat

If you want a picture to show with your comment, go get a gravatar. For this, it deserves five stars. The cover art for the album was hand-embroidered on a Levi's jacket.

The narrator begins to anxiously speculate all of the terrible things that could happen to Lemon Boy. All the lyrics used in the article are taken from the official music company, Breaking Through Into the Light: Junot Díaz and His Way to the Minds of the Masses, Languages, Cinema and the Fire of Revolution: Erasmus in France, The Old, the New, and the Queerly Magical World of. On the back, the track listing was hand-stitched. Like Snufkin and Little My, we’ll get around wherever "It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him" -> the "weird" kids aren't all that different from the others 888 9.

“And now I don’t remember comfort/ Because what I am is what I’m not” (. This kind of artwork has become scarce in the age of digital design. In this song he tries to describe the life of a person suffering from paranoia. However, when Robin hangs around lemon boy, he learns that lemon boy is sweet. : “Monsters in the closet won’t stop giving me the shivers/ Even though it’s probably just in my mind” (02:59). There are some very unusual names in this song, describing three generations. She likes travelling as a couchsurfer, going to the cinema and playing the guitar when nobody is listening. Phone booths are nearly extinct, but they provided storylines for some of the most profound songs of the pre-cell phone era.

It is assumed the name "Levon" was chosen because of the song's line, "He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day. By producing such songs he raises public awareness about mental illness and reminds his listeners to be more attentive to the people around them because one may never know what they are feeling.

No one can speak about the fear or the struggles of young age better than someone who experiences them right now. In Cavetown’s songs such topics become inseparable from the notion of self-hate in general. All the lyrics used in the article are taken from the official music company website.

“I’m sorry for the times that I get scared for no reason at all”, Robin sings in, (00:59), or “Thank you for being calm with me when/ Things are gettin kinda rough, it’s like I am dying all the time” (. Such openness about problems provides listeners with the soothing feeling of not being abandoned.