Bottle Up and Explode Lyrics

Lyric discussion by schizorage 

Cover art for Bottle Up and Explode lyrics by Elliott Smith

the only thing i have to say about this song is i think it's about someone who is an angry drunk... i always thought it was about someone who didnt know how to deal with anger (someone who bottles things up and explodes in a rage when they can no longer stuff it down, something i've been capable of) but now, the poetry in the first line seems to say it all for me...

bottle up (as in turn the bottle upward...) and explode (in anger)

seems to be also about someone who is dependent on alcohol to the point where they neglect other relationships.