Crumbs
Crumbs of Love: Navigating Mistakes and Longing in Coconut Cream's Melodic Journey
Lyrics
Chase the driver
There's an attempt to catch the person driving.
White Bay station
Reference to a specific location, White Bay station, possibly indicating a place or a moment.
I know I'm making an awful mistake
Admission of awareness about a significant mistake being made.
You look so pretty
Commenting on the physical appearance of the person, describing them as attractive.
With the streetlight in your eyes
The person looks even more attractive with the illumination from a streetlight in their eyes.
You pack up all of my shit and we walk outside
The speaker's belongings are packed up, and they leave a location together.
Then you left a trail of crumbs for me
The person being addressed left a figurative 'trail of crumbs,' possibly hints or clues, for the speaker to follow.
And I followed them all the way to nothing
The speaker followed these hints or clues but ended up with nothing or an empty outcome.
But I'll take what I can get when it comes to you
The speaker accepts whatever they can receive, especially when it involves the addressed person.
And you know I'll fall for it every time
Acknowledgment that the speaker tends to fall for the addressed person's tricks or actions repeatedly.
And darling I do
The speaker admits to falling for the addressed person despite knowing it might not be wise.
Now I'm older
Commenting on the passage of time and aging.
I saw you walking with a shoulder bag
Observation of the addressed person carrying a shoulder bag while walking.
You're on a first date
The addressed person is on a first date with someone else.
I hope she tells you you're a drag
Expressing a wish for the addressed person to receive criticism or negative feedback from their date.
I was an antidote, I was a lamb waiting for the slaughter
The speaker describes themselves as someone who was an antidote or a remedy, awaiting hurt or harm.
You'll reminisce one day bout that girl who lived by the water
The addressed person may reminisce in the future about the speaker, who lived near water.
You left a trail of crumbs for me
Repetition of the idea that the addressed person left hints or trails for the speaker.
And I followed them all the way to nothing
Continuation of the speaker's following these hints but ending up with nothing substantial.
But I'll take what I can get when it comes to you
Reiteration of the speaker's readiness to accept whatever is available when it concerns the addressed person.
And you know I'll fall for it every time
Reaffirmation that the speaker tends to be consistently drawn or fooled by the addressed person.
And darling, darling I do
Reaffirmation of the speaker's enduring affection or falling for the addressed person, despite recognizing the pattern.
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