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Crater Lake Lyrics
Once you've left a lonely rage on its own, it grows.
And dynamite stuffed in a mailbox doesn't smoke until it blows...
And oh, all the tears
In four tiny years
Well look at me, I'm frightening my friends...
You better roll me...
I bought a map of the moon.
There's a crater with my name on it and a really good view
There I was, getting drunk in your room
Because I wanted to throw my weight around
And oh, all the tears
In four tiny years
Oh look at me, I'm frightening my friends...
You better roll me home (x 3)
And dynamite stuffed in a mailbox doesn't smoke until it blows...
In four tiny years
Well look at me, I'm frightening my friends...
You better roll me...
There's a crater with my name on it and a really good view
There I was, getting drunk in your room
Because I wanted to throw my weight around
In four tiny years
Oh look at me, I'm frightening my friends...
You better roll me home (x 3)
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As much as I've enjoyed this song, I hadn't really thought about the lyrics until now.
A woman has been long mistreated in her relationship and the anger is only now about to blow up in an explosive outburst. She's gotten very drunk; "roll me home" is a joking reference as to how you may deal with someone who's very drunk.
Why Crater Lake? A huge mountain in prehistoric times exploded in an incredibly violent volcanic explosion, blowing off a mile of its height, with the rest slumping into a huge crater that later filled up with water. That's Crater Lake today. And that explosion is what she's likening her anger to.
I'm not sure of all the reasons why she mentioned the Moon; there are plenty of craters there. When she says that a crater has a good view, she's thinking about being there, isolated, instead of here on Earth in her painful relationship.
@rikdad Love that someone else out there is still listening to "Whip Smart" in 2017!
@rikdad Love that someone else out there is still listening to "Whip Smart" in 2017!
the first two lines are like bottling up anger inside and no one suspects it until BOOM you blow up.
I've been there. Literally and metaphorically.