Crown on the Dash
Journey of Resilience: Exploring Life's Depths with Cooper Tropeau's 'Crown on the Dash'
Lyrics
Alone
Feeling isolated or by oneself.
Well thats how I felt when I
Describing the feeling of being alone.
Went out last night and all I could find
Observing other people engaged romantically.
Were lovers getting real close
Seeing couples becoming physically close.
Before my eyes
Personally feeling empty or unfulfilled.
Empty was my glass and my fists were hard
Emptiness (empty glass) and internal frustration (hard fists).
So I went and I started a fight at the bar
Starting a physical altercation in a bar.
Got beaten and bruised to remind myself
Enduring physical harm as a reminder of being alive.
I'm still alive
Emotional turmoil of anger and sadness.
Anger and sadness they course through my veins
Comparing emotions to the sensations of whiskey, coke, and ice.
Like whiskey and coke and the ice my pain
Contemplating thoughts about loved ones and future fears.
Thoughts of my friends and my family my fears
Feeling a strong urge to escape by playing the guitar and driving away.
And what my life will look like in fifteen years
Expressing a desire to flee, using music and driving as an escape.
Makes me want to grab my guitar and
Feeling emotionally shattered and wounded.
Get in my car and
Emphasizing the impact of a single glance that causes deep emotional pain.
Drive real far away
Recurrence of the emotional turmoil and comparisons to whiskey and coke.
With a half tank of gas and some crown on the dash
Imagining driving away with minimal resources (half tank of gas).
Let's see how far I can go
Experimenting with the limits of escape or distance.
Broken
Reflecting on being damaged or hurt.
And covered in scars
Physical and emotional scars indicating deep wounds.
All torn up to pieces that is my heart
Feeling emotionally torn apart.
With only one look
Highlighting the impact of a single glance causing emotional devastation.
You tear me apart
Reiteration of emotional pain and its comparison to whiskey and coke.
Anger and sadness they course through my veins
Revisiting thoughts about loved ones and future fears.
Like whiskey and coke and the ice my pain
Expressing the urge to escape through music and driving away.
Thoughts of my friends and my family my fears
Repetition of the desire to flee using a car and a guitar as an escape.
And what my life will look like in fifteen years
Expressing a feeling of being broken and emotionally damaged.
Makes me want to grab my guitar
Experiencing pain from a single glance causing emotional devastation.
And get in my car and
Continued emotional turmoil likened to whiskey and coke.
Drive real far away
Expressing the urge to escape through music and driving away.
With a half tank of gas and some crown on the dash
Reiteration of the desire to flee using a car and a guitar for escape.
Let's see how far I can go
Imagining escaping with limited resources (half tank of gas).
With a half tank of gas and some crown on the dash
Continuing to explore the limits of escape or distance.
Let's see how far I can go
Reiteration of the notion to experiment with the distance one can go with limited resources.
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