Cruel Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Hraesvelg 

Cover art for Cruel lyrics by Calexico

...although... this could also be a choc-full-of-metaphors allusion to someone lying and causing the death of a relationship, and perhaps even making him afraid of future relationships or intimacy, because of how badly he was hurt. Perhaps now he feels hopeless and helpless because of the cruelty of a past partner.