The Crystal Lake
"The Crystal Lake" is a song by American indie rock band Grandaddy from their second album, The Sophtware Slump. It was released as a single on May 29, 2000 by record label V2, and was re-released in several formats in early 2001.
Content
Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle described the song as "that age-old story, repeated many times in country music, of the wayward soul who leaves a small town with hopes and dreams of the unknown and winds up full of regret in some horrible little apartment in an unfriendly city".
Release and reception
"The Crystal Lake" was released as a single on May 29, 2000. It peaked at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was listed as the 295th best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork Media.
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Podcasts:
The Crystal Lake
I haven't seen you for so long under this
Starless sky and now you're here
A strange vibration in the air
A hidden promise in your eyes - So close
Oh - I don't wanna start again
Who's that boy running around with you?
Oh - I don't wanna start again
I don't want you to play the starring role in my diary again
I'm a little bit confused maybe it's only too much alcohol
But I'm afraid that it is you who makes me start stuttering
It seems to be so far away that I lost all my pride
It doesn't hurt anymore,
It seems seems to be like yesterday
When alle my wishes died
It doesn't hurt anymore
A crystal like covered with ice
Quiet and motionless
All alone
The rain is falling down in sheets
I'm waiting here in this room
All alone
Oh - I don't wanna start again