Constant Picnic Lyrics – Pond

[Verse 1]
Ooh, I swear I feel a heartbeat
You put your ear to the floor and you’re so strung out
Heaven help the paparazzi
When the drums of war all play out
Everybody’s always leaving
For the east

[Chorus]
Here comes the sun
There goes Fiji
I loved someone but they

Didn’t love me
It’s the same old story, you’ve heard it before
I’d tell you more if I could unclench my jaw
I’d sweep your hallway
I’d haunt your doorway
I’ll be the clothes piled up on your floor, babe

[Verse 2]
Ooh, you hit me like lightning
Wrap me up like a raven or a cloud
If you’re flying with your right wing
I guess you’re gonna spin around and around and
Love is always leaving
For the east

[Chorus]
Here comes the sun
There goes Fiji
I loved someone but they
Didn’t love me
It’s a constant picnic, an endless summer
The curtains falling but at least I’m dumber
It’d be so easy
If I didn’t love her
If I didn’t love her

[Verse 1]
The first verse reflects a sense of urgency and tumult in relationships. Feeling a heartbeat and being strung out suggest intense emotions and anxiety. Mentioning the paparazzi and drums of war hints at external pressures and chaos. The theme of departure to the east symbolizes a constant flux and movement away from stability or comfort, possibly mirroring the transient nature of relationships.

[Chorus]
The chorus evokes a sense of melancholy and resignation. “Here comes the sun” and “there goes Fiji” imply fleeting moments of happiness or hope followed by disappointment or loss. The narrator acknowledges unreciprocated love and a recurring pattern of heartbreak, suggesting a cycle of emotional turmoil. The imagery of sweeping hallways and haunting doorways reflects a longing to be close despite inevitable separation.

[Verse 2]
The second verse describes the sudden impact of love (“hit me like lightning”) and the enveloping nature of emotions (“wrap me up like a raven or a cloud”). Flying with a right wing and spinning around suggests confusion or disorientation in love’s journey. The recurring theme of love leaving for the east reinforces the idea of departures and emotional distance.

[Chorus (repeated)]
This chorus reinforces the earlier themes of fleeting happiness and enduring heartache. The metaphor of a constant picnic and endless summer portrays a perpetually temporary state of emotional highs and lows. The narrator acknowledges a lack of clarity in their emotions (“at least I’m dumber”), suggesting that loving someone despite difficulties is both challenging and essential to their emotional landscape.

1. “Ooh, I swear I feel a heartbeat”
The narrator feels intensely alive and emotionally charged, as if something significant or exciting is happening.

2. “Heaven help the paparazzi”
The narrator wishes for divine intervention to protect them from intrusive attention or scrutiny, possibly related to personal struggles.

3. “Here comes the sun”
A moment of optimism or joy is approaching, symbolized by the sun rising, suggesting hope or a positive change.

4. “It’s a constant picnic, an endless summer”
Life feels carefree and joyful like a perpetual picnic or summer, but also implies that this happiness is fleeting and temporary.