Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: piano
Song Meaning of “Massachusetts Avenue” by Amanda Palmer
Massachusetts Avenue is a song by Amanda Palmer that starts off with Amanda driving and going back to her old home on Massachusetts Avenue. She talks of the memories she has and of the past she had been struggling to forget. She reflects upon the fact it’s been a long time since she was there and all the changes this place has been through.
The lyrics then shift to a much more hopeful tone, noting how this place has become such a different place in Amanda’s mind. She sees the new development and the stores that are popping up and reflects on how while she was away the world moved on. Amanda sees the beauty in all of this, how it’s been so long since she was here and yet it hasn’t frozen in time without her.
Amanda sings with the realization that the world doesn’t pause for us, no matter how much we want time to stand still. She sees that life moves on and finds comfort in the fact that the new development has become so familiar to her, singing that “it just feels like home now.”
The song is ultimately about how we move on after significant change and growth in our lives. Despite the hard times and the sadness, Amanda finds a beauty in the fact that life has been allowed to still move on and how our old places can still bring us comfort after all the changes.