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Cranberry
The Ruby Suns Lyrics
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Afraid of the water
Mostly when
I can't see the bottom
It's just an irrational feeling
Picked up as a kid
Now when I go swimming alone
or with friends like that week
at Mount Eerie when there was a group of us
I think I felt betrayed
You should go you should go
Berry Lake Berry Lake yeah
And you're not gonna know
what to do what to do tomorrow.
Every day every day
Only one only one away now
Its the day may you live
May you live may you live may you live.
So I don't touch the ground
It was beautiful
The cranberry lake
Even in the calm of fog on the
surface we swim
right across and jump
You should go you should go
Berry Lake Berry Lake yeah
And you're not gonna know
what to do what to do tomorrow.
Every day every day
Only one only one away now
Its the day may you live
May you live may you live may you live.
You should go you should go
Berry Lake Berry Lake yeah
And you're not gonna know
what to do what to do tomorrow.
Every day every day
Only one only one away now
Its the day may you live
May you live may you live may you live.
In the song, Cranberry, The Ruby Suns explore the fear of the unknown that we all carry within us, and the irrationality that often accompanies it. The singer speaks of how they are afraid of water, especially when they can’t see the bottom. They acknowledge that this fear is irrational, something they picked up as a child. They then go on to describe a time when they went swimming with friends at Mount Eerie, but felt betrayed when they couldn’t touch the ground. This suggests a deeper fear of vulnerability and loss of control.
However, the tone shifts as the singer describes swimming in Cranberry Lake, even in the calm of fog. The beauty of the lake and the act of swimming bring about a feeling of peace and freedom, which seems to help the singer overcome their fear. The refrain “You should go you should go, Berry Lake Berry Lake yeah” could be seen as a call to action for listeners to conquer their own fears.
Overall, Cranberry is a song that explores the theme of fear and how it can hold us back from fully experiencing life. The act of swimming in the lake serves as a metaphor for facing our fears head-on, and the beauty of the experience outweighing the fear.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes I'm
At times I am
Afraid of the water
Terrified of the water
Mostly when
Especially when
I can't see the bottom
I can't see what's underneath
It's just an irrational feeling
It's an unreasonable fear
Picked up as a kid
Acquired from childhood experiences
Now when I go swimming alone
Currently, when I swim by myself
or with friends like that week
Or with friends like the ones from that particular week
at Mount Eerie when there was a group of us
At Mount Eerie with a bunch of people
I think I felt betrayed
I felt let down
You should go you should go
You really ought to go
Berry Lake Berry Lake yeah
To Berry Lake, without a doubt
And you're not gonna know
You won't have an inkling
what to do what to do tomorrow.
What to expect tomorrow
Every day every day
Each and every day
Only one only one away now
Just one more day to go
Its the day may you live
It's a day to celebrate
May you live may you live may you live.
May you have a long and happy life
So I don't touch the ground
I keep myself off the ground
It was beautiful
It was gorgeous
The cranberry lake
The lake of cranberries
Even in the calm of fog on the
Despite the peaceful mist on the
surface we swim
We swim on the top layer
right across and jump
Going across and leaping
Contributed by Kaitlyn E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.