Lyrics
Inside the cabin
Refers to a location, possibly a cabin setting
Too dumb to care there's nothing there
Feeling ignorant or indifferent about the absence of something important
And Carmen's been gone for days
Carmen has been missing for days
I guess we'll search the caves outside the house with our headlamps
Planning to search the surrounding caves using headlamps
Underground it's dark and damp
Describing the dark and moist conditions underground
I feel ashamed to say it but I'm having so much fun
Feeling conflicted but enjoying the situation
The earth
The ground or soil
Will take my brain
A metaphorical expression of mortality, returning to the earth after death
And all I've learned
Everything learned or experienced in life
And turn it into rain
Symbolizing transformation or renewal through rain
Now we've found the spot not too far down the rock face
Finding a location on the rock face
And a thousand year old lake spans the slate of stone tens of miles down
Describing an ancient lake stretching miles down
We yelled her name and all sorts of other things
Calling out for Carmen and trying various methods
But it was quiet cold and late
Describing the atmosphere as quiet, cold, and late
And so we made a fire as the lake made waves
Creating a fire by the lake
The earth
Repeating the reference to the earth, linking it to mortality
(Rolling down the grassy hills again)
Reinforcing the cyclical nature of life
Will take my brain
A sense of fatalism or resignation
(Not thinking I would end up dead)
Regret or disbelief about potential consequences
And all I've learned
Continuing the idea of transformation through rain
And turn it into rain
A contemplation of life's uncertainties
(Somewhere in this lifetime)
A sense of uncertainty about life's purpose or destination
And the earth
Reiteration of the earth's role in the cycle of life and death
(Rolling down the grassy hills again)
Reflecting on life's potential end
Will take my brain
Repeating the theme of mortality and transformation
(Not thinking I would end up dead)
Reiterating concerns about potential consequences
And all I've learned
Reiterating the loss of learned experiences
And turn it into rain
Continuing the theme of transformation through rain
(Somewhere in this lifetime)
A reflection on life's uncertainties and unknowns
Carmen's bones at the bottom of the lake
Implies the discovery of Carmen's remains at the lake's bottom
Now they have all gone and washed away
The disappearance or dissolution of Carmen's bones
We were only feet from the decay
The proximity to Carmen's decay without noticing
As the fire kept us warm and safe
The fire providing comfort and protection
Carmen's bones at the bottom of the lake
Reiteration of Carmen's remains disappearing
Now they have all gone and washed away
Continuation of Carmen's bones vanishing
We were only feet from the decay
Reiteration of the proximity to Carmen's decay
As the fire kept us warm and safe
The fire offering warmth and security
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