This song is about sentimentality towards physical possessions. It's strange how something inert, such as clothes, or even the pattern that article of clothing possesses, can hold such value. Something as simple as feeling it, or seeing it, can bring back an experience or feeling long gone.
lyrics
Seasons change and I still look the same
Seasons change and I feel the same way
I held onto the clothes that you gave me in December
Because it helps me to remember
I’m covered in plaid
Hold onto the clothes that make you feel like you had?
Covered in plaid
Just looking at it makes me feel like I’m in the past
Covered in plaid
Hold onto the clothes that make you feel like you had?
Covered in plaid
Just feeling it makes you feel like I had, in the past
credits
from Tidal Bloom,
released September 5, 2020
luke hipwood
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