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Anywho, I've been thinking about the strange and somewhat sleepy first set and wondered if I am the only one who noticed the overarching theme of the first set being the change of the season and the juxtaposition of hot and cold in a lot of the lyrics? Maybe I'm crazy reading too much into it and it's just a coincidence, but you've got:
Gumbo: Trapped in the snow / hot sand
It's Ice: Ice
Winter Queen: Winter Queen/ Summer Queen, Butterflies and Bees; Ice and Snow
Yarmouth Road: "Buzz with the Bees and Hang with the Honeycomb"
Shade: "Gets so cold in the dark of the night - And I only like the shade when you're blocking the light"
Halfway Home: "Waked outside in my winter coat - I can feel you here in the cold" - Halfway Home also could be a metaphor for changing of the start of summer?
If you're reading this and thinking maybe I'm on to something, you'd be crazy if you didn't think Trey brought it to a close at the end of the 2nd set with Blaze On, kinda as an afterthought to the motif, and also just to say that now that it's summer it's gonna blaze on.