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Pour More Oil Lyrics

No sense in me lying to you.
This is gonna hurt, me more than you.
A wave of endorphins
A cold shoulder
And a mighty blow, to the back of the skull.

I'm in an aircraft out of control.
I'm in an aircraft out of control.

Pour more oil on us

Wrap your hands around my heart again,
I am home at last.
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joshjoss On May 13, 2011
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Cover art for Pour More Oil lyrics by Her Name Is Calla

The "aircraft out of control" line makes me think this is the final thoughts of a plane passenger right before it crashes. They think of their significant other: a wave of endorphins (sex), a cold shoulder (rejection), a mighty blow to the back of the skull (the impact of the plane).

Part of me thinks "aircraft out of control" is a metaphor for a state of mind, but I think I like it the more literal way, though I'm sure it's not meant to be taken literally, as most lyrics aren't.

Also, back in the day, people would sprinkle oil onto the heads of their guests as a sign of welcoming and blessings, so I'm sure that also has something to do with it.

The first verse seems like a topic of self-destruction to me. Pushing somebody away, but relieved in doing so because then they won't get hurt so much.

A wave of endorphins could also be relief. It's not much of a leap, but "aircraft out of control" bring to my mind a 'spinning out of control'. "blow to the back of the skull" is typically a surprise attack, or sudden realization. And "Pour more oil", as in adding more fuel to the fire of self-destruction.

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Perhaps "aircraft out of control" is a spinning out of control.

"Pour more oil" reminds me of one of the accused male witches of Salem who, rather than confess, proclaimed "more weight!"; it was an act of defiant self-destruction.

 
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