I believe Austin is saying that everything has its time of death, and just like Autumn wind comes sweeping the trees bare before winter, he wants it to sweep him away to before winter (a metaphor for the pain of old age) .
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I believe Austin is saying that everything has its time of death, and just like Autumn wind comes sweeping the trees bare before winter, he wants it to sweep him away to before winter (a metaphor for the pain of old age) .