Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: singer-songwriter
Song Meaning of “Beneath the Leaves” by Julie Doiron
“Beneath the Leaves” is a song about the need to reconnect with our roots and to rekindle our connection with nature and the world around us. Doiron sings about struggling to rekindle the joy we feel when up close and personal with the beauty of nature, while battling through a life of routine and conformity. In the verses, she sings about missing the freedom that can only be found beneath the leaves; her calling out for rejuvenation in the chorus of “return me to the tree” is a plea for the faith and connection to nature she felt in her youth. The song’s deep and meaningful lyrics are a reminder that we all need to take time to smell the roses and genuinely commune with nature. Doiron uses the metaphor of being beneath the leaves, of being surrounded by nature, to represent the need for us all to take time to reconnect with our true selves and the world we live in. It’s a reminder that we cannot live through life on autopilot and if we try, our joy will be extinguished.