“Summer of ‘42” is the first song released from Kishi Bashi’s 2019 album Omoiyari. In an interview with NPR, he says, “It’s a love story set in World War II, about falling in love in an [Japanese American] incarceration camp and ultimately losing that love. The significance is that the idea of love,...
[Verse 1]
What are the things you wanted?
The same as anyone?
Just a hand to hold a little
After all is said and done
And the days were long and open
'Cause I had a view of you
The summer of '42
When I was in love with you
We counted stars above us
We dreamed of Xanadu
We'd sneak off to the desert
The sand over your fancy shoes
The first day that I met you
I wrote down in my book
[Chorus]
I am in love with you
I am in love with you
You
I am in love with you
You
I am in love with you
I'm in love with you
[Verse 2]
The days have gone asunder
The chaos of the war
Made men of everybody
But our memories I adore
We named our favorite sunset
But I remember very few
The summer of '42
When I was in love with you
But years have turned to ages
And I know you've someone new
I looked for you with every breath
A soldier wrecked with solitude
I climbed to the highest mountain
And I shouted to our view
[Chorus]
I was in love with you
I was in love with you
You
I was in love with you
In love with you
[Outro]
You
I am in love with you
You
I am in love with you
I am in love with you
You
I am in love with you
You
I am in love with you
I am in love with you
You
I am in love with you
You
I am in love with you
I am in love with you
You
I am in love with you
Summer of ’42 was written by Kishi Bashi.
Summer of ’42 was produced by Kishi Bashi.
Kishi Bashi released Summer of ’42 on Thu Mar 07 2019.