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A Long December Lyrics

by Counting Crows

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A Long December Lyrics

A long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I can't remember the last thing that you said as you were leavin' Now the days go by so fast And it's one more day up in the canyons And it's one more night in Hollywood If you think that I could be forgiven...I wish you would The smell of hospitals in winter And the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no pearls All at once you look across a crowded room To see the way that light attaches to a girl And it's one more day up in the canyons And it's one more night in Hollywood If you think you might come to California...I think you should Drove up to Hillside Manor sometime after two a.m. And talked a little while about the year I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower, Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I can't remember all the times I tried to tell my myself To hold on to these moments as they pass And it's one more day up in the canyon And it's one more night in Hollywood It's been so long since I've seen the ocean...I guess I should

Meaning of A Long December

“A Long December” is a poignant reflection on regret and the hesitant hope for reconciliation after a painful separation. The song paints a desolate picture of Los Angeles – “canyons” and “Hollywood” – mirroring the narrator’s emotional isolation and longing. He desperately seeks a second chance with someone he lost, recalling fragmented memories and missed opportunities during a difficult December. There's a sense of yearning for connection, symbolized by the fleeting glimpses of beauty—the way light catches on a girl—and a deep sadness over lost moments and unspoken words. The recurring imagery of winter – “smell of hospitals” – underscores the coldness of his experience and the feeling that promises have dissolved like “oysters without pearls.” Despite acknowledging past failures, he clings to the belief that "there's reason to believe" this year might be different, a fragile plea for forgiveness and a renewed chance at love.

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