Past Poisons
Whiskey Dreams and Crooked Smiles: Unraveling Past Poisons by Patrick Park
Lyrics
I pull up your drive and I lay on the horn.
I arrive at your place and signal with the car horn.
Cling to the bottle that's keeping me warm.
Clutching onto the bottle of alcohol for comfort and warmth.
Sweet whiskey Jesus I wish I weren't born.
Expressing a deep sense of despair, possibly wishing for a different existence.
You get up to leave and you hear in the dark,
As you prepare to leave, you hear something unsettling in the darkness.
Those early evening arrows missing their mark.
Reference to arrows, likely metaphorical, missing their intended targets in the early evening.
Cause they're out to get you, but they don't have the heart.
Others may be conspiring against you, but lacking genuine malice or intent.
You're just another one of last summer's dreams,
You are just one of many fleeting memories from the previous summer.
Your eyes are blue, and your seas are green.
Description of the person's eyes and demeanor with oceanic imagery.
Some small consolation you get for a while
A small comfort is provided for a limited time.
So drink down your sorrows and their crooked ass smiles
Coping with difficulties by consuming alcohol and facing insincere smiles.
If you want me you know where I'll be
Offering availability to someone if they need support.
Putting past poisons gently to sleep.
Putting previous mistakes or regrets to rest in a gentle manner.
If you want me you know where I'll be
Reiteration of the willingness to provide support and understanding.
Putting past poisons gently to sleep.
Continuing the theme of putting past mistakes behind and moving forward.
There's a fire inside that makes your blood run.
Describing an inner fire that influences actions, with potential negative consequences.
The lovers who love you smell your smoke from your gun.
Those who care about you can sense the danger or trouble you are in.
You keep your confusion to your hell made for one.
Keeping personal struggles and confusion private, possibly self-imposed isolation.
You're just another one of last summer's dreams,
Similar to line 9, reiterating the transient nature of the person's significance.
Your eyes are blue, and your seas are green.
Repeating the description of the person's eyes and demeanor.
Some small consolation you get for a while
A momentary consolation is provided for a brief period.
So drink down your sorrows and their crooked ass smiles
Coping with difficulties by consuming alcohol and dealing with insincere smiles, similar to line 12.
If you want me you know where I'll be
Offering availability for support, echoing lines 14 and 16.
Putting past poisons gently to sleep.
Continuing the theme of putting past mistakes or troubles behind and moving on.
If you want me you know where I'll be
Reiteration of the willingness to provide support and understanding.
Putting past poisons gently to sleep.
Emphasizing the act of putting past mistakes or regrets to rest in a gentle manner.
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