Lyrics
Should never have left the crystal lake.
Regret for leaving the crystal lake.
For parties full of folks who flake,
Disappointment with unreliable people at parties.
Italian leather winter games
Reference to luxurious winter sports equipment made of Italian leather.
Retired by the duraflames.
Retirement or abandonment of such equipment by the warmth of duraflames (artificial fire).
The crystal lake it only laughs,
The crystal lake is personified, suggesting it has a mocking or knowing nature.
It knows you're just a modern man,
Recognition of the speaker as a "modern man" by the crystal lake.
It's shining like a chandelier,
Comparison of the crystal lake to a chandelier, emphasizing its brilliance.
Shining somewhere far away from here.
The crystal lake's brilliance is distant, emphasizing a sense of unattainability.
I've gotta get out of here...
Expression of the need to escape the current situation.
And find my way again.
The speaker's determination to rediscover their path in life.
I've lost my way again.
Admission of feeling lost again.
Should never have left the crystal lake,
Reiteration of regret for leaving the crystal lake.
For areas where trees are fake,
Displeasure with artificial or insincere environments lacking authentic nature.
And dogs are dead with broken
Reference to lifeless surroundings with dead dogs and broken hearts.
Hearts, collapsing by the coffee carts.
Further description of desolate scenes near coffee carts.
The crystal lake it only laughs,
Reiteration of the mocking nature of the crystal lake.
It knows you're just a modern man,
Recognition of the speaker as a "modern man" reiterated.
It's shining like a chandelier,
Reiteration of the crystal lake's brilliance, likening it to a chandelier.
Shining somewhere far away from here.
Emphasis on the distant and unattainable nature of the crystal lake's brilliance.
I've gotta get out of here...
Expression of the urgent need to escape the current situation.
And find my way again.
The speaker's determination to rediscover their path in life reiterated.
I've lost my way again.
Admission of feeling lost again reiterated.
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