The song starts with the man singing to his ex lover trying to persuade her to not move on to someone else and stay with him. He is trying to persuade her to come back to him, but she does not love him like he loves her. He is almost blaming her for leaving him, saying that he has needs too and she can't leave him because he needs her. He is telling her that she would be safe with him and he would love her, but it is not enough for her. He keeps asking her what can he say to persuade her to stay with him. The 5th stanza changes in tone from persuasive to angry, but in a hurt way. She rejects him. "A second hand flashes passes over your skin like time" means that she has moved on and she is now with someone else. He calls her a caldera, meaning that her actions have had a painful effect on his emotions, almost like a volcano exploding would cause disaster, she has caused him pain. He then keeps pleading with her, asking her "what choice of words will take me back to you." He basically is telling her that he will always love her and will be there when she realizes he is the one who will love and care for her.
That's just what I got from it, I could be totally off. I've had this song on repeat all night though, absolutely love it!
I like your interpretation Shmegan though I would read it as a man who is infatuated with another who has just recently come out of a long-term relationship and isn't ready to get into anything serious - or at least is using that excuse to the suitor. The reason for this is the first few lines of the song: "It might be impractical to seek out a new romance / We won't know the actual if we never take a chance". These would seem to be his attempt to convince the recipient of his attention to take an interest in...
I like your interpretation Shmegan though I would read it as a man who is infatuated with another who has just recently come out of a long-term relationship and isn't ready to get into anything serious - or at least is using that excuse to the suitor. The reason for this is the first few lines of the song: "It might be impractical to seek out a new romance / We won't know the actual if we never take a chance". These would seem to be his attempt to convince the recipient of his attention to take an interest in him despite their reservations.
As the song progresses it becomes increasingly clear that the singer is infatuated with the other person: "Anytime will do, my love" even though he has no real relationship. This is evident in various other lines in the song.
By the third verse the destructive power of this obsession is revealed in the description of the beloved: "Oh my reddest rose, caldera, set it off / How your fire grows hermosa caldera glistening". The use of the metaphor of hermosa (which I understand is Spanish for beautiful) caldera (the blast crater of a volcano) is particularly illustrative of this destructive power.
Despite this insight the song concludes with the repetition of "Anytime will do / My love / Anytime will do / No choice of words will break me from this rule". Showing that his obsession continues unabated.
Interestingly, that the singer never makes any reference to the gender of the lover aside from the use of the feminine form of hermosa/hermoso (I don't speak Spanish so I'm not sure how significant this is in terms of the gender of the subject of the song).
That is my reading of it at least, make of it what you will. :)
The song starts with the man singing to his ex lover trying to persuade her to not move on to someone else and stay with him. He is trying to persuade her to come back to him, but she does not love him like he loves her. He is almost blaming her for leaving him, saying that he has needs too and she can't leave him because he needs her. He is telling her that she would be safe with him and he would love her, but it is not enough for her. He keeps asking her what can he say to persuade her to stay with him. The 5th stanza changes in tone from persuasive to angry, but in a hurt way. She rejects him. "A second hand flashes passes over your skin like time" means that she has moved on and she is now with someone else. He calls her a caldera, meaning that her actions have had a painful effect on his emotions, almost like a volcano exploding would cause disaster, she has caused him pain. He then keeps pleading with her, asking her "what choice of words will take me back to you." He basically is telling her that he will always love her and will be there when she realizes he is the one who will love and care for her.
That's just what I got from it, I could be totally off. I've had this song on repeat all night though, absolutely love it!
I like your interpretation Shmegan though I would read it as a man who is infatuated with another who has just recently come out of a long-term relationship and isn't ready to get into anything serious - or at least is using that excuse to the suitor. The reason for this is the first few lines of the song: "It might be impractical to seek out a new romance / We won't know the actual if we never take a chance". These would seem to be his attempt to convince the recipient of his attention to take an interest in...
I like your interpretation Shmegan though I would read it as a man who is infatuated with another who has just recently come out of a long-term relationship and isn't ready to get into anything serious - or at least is using that excuse to the suitor. The reason for this is the first few lines of the song: "It might be impractical to seek out a new romance / We won't know the actual if we never take a chance". These would seem to be his attempt to convince the recipient of his attention to take an interest in him despite their reservations.
As the song progresses it becomes increasingly clear that the singer is infatuated with the other person: "Anytime will do, my love" even though he has no real relationship. This is evident in various other lines in the song.
By the third verse the destructive power of this obsession is revealed in the description of the beloved: "Oh my reddest rose, caldera, set it off / How your fire grows hermosa caldera glistening". The use of the metaphor of hermosa (which I understand is Spanish for beautiful) caldera (the blast crater of a volcano) is particularly illustrative of this destructive power.
Despite this insight the song concludes with the repetition of "Anytime will do / My love / Anytime will do / No choice of words will break me from this rule". Showing that his obsession continues unabated.
Interestingly, that the singer never makes any reference to the gender of the lover aside from the use of the feminine form of hermosa/hermoso (I don't speak Spanish so I'm not sure how significant this is in terms of the gender of the subject of the song).
That is my reading of it at least, make of it what you will. :)
It's feminine and you're also right about the meaning of the word
It's feminine and you're also right about the meaning of the word