: The title refers to the childhood joy and carefree experiences she feels she missed out on due to her family's economic and personal circumstances. The chorus explicitly ties this to her friend's life: "You smell like my missin' summers / All the fun I woulda had / If your daddy was my dad" .
: She reflects on the emotional security she lacked, specifically referencing her parents' separation when she was 10 years old with the lyric: "I was ten when mine blew open" . Rina Sawayama Missing Summers (Hold The Girl...
: Sawayama contrasts her own upbringing with that of a wealthy friend who has a stable, "nuclear" family and a butler ("Richard will clean that up"). : The title refers to the childhood joy
This theme of revisiting and "re-parenting" her younger self is a central pillar of the entire Hold the Girl era, which was largely inspired by intense therapy sessions Sawayama began in 2020. Missing Summers | Rina Sawayama Wiki | Fandom : Sawayama contrasts her own upbringing with that
The "story" behind the song is a deeply personal exploration of and childhood trauma .
"Missing Summers" is an unreleased song by Rina Sawayama that was written during the Hold the Girl sessions (2020–2021). Although it didn't make the final album, a demo leaked in late 2021.