(1) Lovers are the brain child of gifted lyricist and heartbroken hero Carolyn Berk (CUBBY), the doe-eyed, silken voiced vagabond whose intimate tales of love and loss have garnered her overwhelming critical acclaim. Torrents of emotion fill each song on Lovers' sophomore release, The Gutter and the Garden, but an unflinching, underlying kindness runs throughout. Achingly beautiful string arrangements, subtle vocal harmonies, and layered soundscapes create a perfect musical accompaniment to Berk's breath-taking imagery and nuanced narratives.
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Lovers have successfully followed their brilliant debut release Starlit Sunken Ship, over which the Boston Phoenix raved, "Carolyn Berk's songs are full of breathless melancholy and a sinking, infinite sadness. In them you hear hints of the circus-funeral magic-realist run-on folk song of Neutral Milk Hotel, the dreamy twilight grandeur of Mazzy Star, Bright Eyes' last-gasp heartstring soliloquies, and the ghosthaunted majesty of Magnetic Fields' loneliest highways. But I'll be damned if Berk isn't a more entrancing spell caster than any of them."
(2) Swedish project that released one album in 2013, Addicted To Drugs.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Lovers Lyrics
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf by Lovers is a song about realizing the true meaning of love and personal growth. The singer compares himself to the boy who cried wolf, indicating that in the past, he repeatedly mistook infatuations for love. However, he has now found someone who stands out from the rest and has helped him to see the error of his ways. The person he has fallen in love with has washed away the "stigma" from his hand, showing that he is feeling cleansed and renewed. The chorus, "Babe, I swear I'm on a path" serves as a vow to continue down this path of self-discovery and maturity.
The second verse continues this sentiment of personal growth as the singer drives to the coast with his friends and wears a faded tuxedo to represent a rebirth of sorts. He wades into the water, listens to a conch shell, and shifts his prism until he finally understands what real love is all about. The bridge talks about a friend who is a witch and a wizard, who advises him to go out west and run with the lizard. This may be an allusion to Native American spirituality, which often uses lizards as symbols of transformation and renewal. The singer touches a rose quartz, a crystal that can represent love and healing, and it feels like a pyramid in the promised land, indicating that he has finally found what he was looking for. Overall, the song encourages us to believe in the power of love to transform us and take us to a higher level of understanding.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been called the boy who cried wolf, thinking it was love when it was just my glass half full.
People have labeled me as someone who exaggerates, thinking that I found love when in reality, I was only seeing things in a slightly positive way.
I jumped in some nearly empty pools, and hung around in dry fountains until I felt your pull.
I took chances on people who were not interested in me, and I stayed in places that were not providing me any fulfillment until I found someone who gave me a reason to stay.
You washed the stigma from my hand. And I danced into a trance in the burning Nevada sand.
You removed the negative perception that I had of myself and my past mistakes. I felt free and alive with you, as if I was in a state of ecstasy.
Babe, I swear I'm on a path. I drove to the coast with my favorite women. And in my faded tuxedo pants I waded for my baptism.
I promise that I am heading in the right direction. I went on a journey with some of the women I cherish the most, and I symbolically cleansed myself of my past by submerging myself in water while wearing my tuxedo.
I picked a conch shell up and listened, and I stared down into its cup until I felt my prism shifting. Babe, I finally understand.
I paused and listened to the sounds of the ocean within the shell, and I meditated on its beauty until I saw things differently. Sweetheart, I finally comprehend what I need to do.
My best friend is a witch and a wizard. She said, 'go on head out west, go running with the lizard.' I touched the rose quartz in her hand and it felt like a pyramid in the promised land.
My closest friend has incredible insight and abilities. She urged me to go west and explore new possibilities. When I touched the rose quartz that she held in her hand, it felt like I was holding a powerful object in a place of importance.
Babe I finally understand. Go.
Darling, I truly understand now. I am ready to move forward.
Contributed by Mia M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.