White
Cracking Under the Weight of Seasons: Okkervil River's Poetic Journey
Lyrics
We crashed through cased glass
We forcefully broke through protected glass.
And the white pot burst of the fiery blast
The white pot exploded in a fiery explosion.
We fled through chilled air and the deafening land, scattering ash
We escaped through cold air and a loud, desolate landscape, leaving behind scattered ash.
Sun is here and I'm gonna crack, crack, crack
The sun is present, and the speaker anticipates cracking under its influence.
Sun is here and I'm gonna crack
Repetition of the anticipation of cracking under the sun's influence.
We soared through sharp quotes in a jewelry store
We flew through pointed quotations in a jewelry store.
As your sister and dad
The speaker's sister and dad are present, concerned about preserved poisons, questioning the purpose of the speaker's light.
Concerned with kept poisons, why in the world is here his light?
Reiteration of the questioning of the light's purpose.
Sun is here and I'm gonna crack, crack, crack
The sun is present, and the speaker anticipates cracking again.
Sun is here and I'm gonna crack
Repetition of the anticipation of cracking under the sun's influence.
Sun is here and I'm near a heart attack
The sun is present, and the speaker feels near a heart attack.
Flash of fear and national blasting wield to black
A moment of fear, and a national explosion turns everything black.
'Cause kids, when I forsake the morals I was right and she was wrong
The speaker reflects on forsaking morals, realizing the right and wrong in a situation.
But that just kinda meant she was bringing back
The consequences of forsaking morals involve bringing something back.
When I was first the driver, I felt good and he felt bad
Recollection of a time when the speaker was the driver, feeling good while someone else felt bad.
But kids, you'll find that most the time you feel trapped
Advice to the listener that often feeling trapped is a common experience.
Spring is gone and you go gas, gas, gas
Spring has ended, and there is a sense of urgency to go forward quickly.
Spring is gone and you go gas
Repetition of the urgency to go forward quickly.
And friends, when I first say the ' in the darkness of the tomb
The speaker addresses friends, acknowledging a realization in the darkness of the tomb.
I was unversed through it all, I was right
The speaker was inexperienced but right through it all.
When I first saw the problem inside I just cried
When the speaker first recognized a problem, it led to tears.
Some have cars and cries to stop, just say it now
Some have cars and reasons to stop; the speaker urges them to say it now.
Fall is here and you talking down, down, down
Fall is here, and communication is descending.
Fall is here and you talking down, down, down
Repetition of the descent in communication during fall.
Winter is here, it's too cold to drown, drown, drown
Winter is here, and it's too cold to drown.
Winter is here, it's too cold do drown, drown, drown
Repetition of the coldness in winter, discouraging drowning.
Winter is here, it's too cold to drown, drown, drown
-Winter is here, it's too cold do drown, drown, drown
-Winter is here, it's too cold to drown, drown, drown
-Winter is here, it's too cold do drown, drown, drown
-Winter is here, it's slowing down
Winter is here, and things are slowing down.
Winter is here, and I'm nearly '
Winter is here, and the speaker is nearly something (unfinished thought).
I don't want me around
The speaker expresses a desire not to be around.
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