Mountain
Love's Rollercoaster: Exploring Depths in Socialist Book Club's 'Mountain'
Lyrics
I could be a singer
I contemplate being a singer.
If I wasn't tone deaf
Expressing a lack of musical ability due to tone deafness.
I could be a poet
Consideration of being a poet.
If I knew the words to write
Acknowledging a difficulty in finding the right words for poetry.
And we could still be in love
Reflecting on the possibility of still being in love.
If I knew how to be in love
Admitting uncertainty about how to experience love.
I could cough the blood
Imagining a scenario of coughing blood, possibly metaphorical.
Out of my lungs and I could smoke a cigarette
Describing a graphic action involving smoking and a birdhouse.
And put it out on the little birdhouse
Symbolizing a destructive act on a childhood creation.
We built when we were kids
Referencing a shared childhood experience of building a birdhouse.
'Cause you know blood leaves a trail
Noting the trail of blood and its symbolic implications.
A trail-blazer with paper-mache set ablaze
Describing a trail-blazer and its connection to destruction.
In the gas tank of your mother's car
Depicting an arson incident involving a car and paper-mache.
We could write a song
Proposing the creation of a song together.
We could burn a house down
Suggesting a destructive act of burning a house down.
We could read book and we could ruin our lives
List of activities that could negatively impact lives.
We could tell a lie and we could kiss the priest's wife
Mentioning deception and a controversial action involving a priest's wife.
We could play god and screw the whole world up
Expressing the potential for causing widespread harm.
We could eat our hearts out and get real stuffed
Proposing a self-destructive act of eating one's heart out.
We could fall in love and get real stuck
Exploring the idea of getting stuck in a love relationship.
And I'll see you at the top of the mountain
Anticipating meeting at the peak of a metaphorical mountain.
We can hold each others hand
Visualizing holding hands during a challenging moment.
As we fall apart as you look at me and say
Expecting a declaration of going too far in the relationship.
"I've gone too far."
Recalling a statement about crossing a boundary.
As I look at your wrists and see
Observing marks on wrists, potentially indicating self-harm.
Just how much I missed when they stashed me away
Realization of missing important moments during separation.
When they told me you'd be okay okay
Contradicting earlier assurances about the person's well-being.
Told me you'd be okay
Repeating reassurances that the person would be okay.
Everyday, it's a getting closer
Reflecting on the passage of time and nearing an unknown event.
Going faster than this rollercoaster
Comparing the pace of life to a rollercoaster.
Love like yours will never come my way
Expressing a belief that a certain kind of love won't come their way.
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