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Damien Rice - Volcano Lyrics

Song details
TitleVolcano
ArtistDamien Rice
AlbumLive At Fingerprints Warts & All [2007], Track 5
O [2002], Track 2
Live From Union Chapel [2002], Track 3
GenreEthnic/Folk, Indie
Duration04:42
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Song lyrics
Don't hold yourself like that
You'll hurt your knees
I kissed your mouth and back
But that's all I need
Don't build your world around volcanoes melt you down

What I am to you is not real
What I am to you you do not need
What I am to you is not what you mean to me
You give me miles and miles of mountains
And I'll ask for the sea

Don't throw yourself like that
In front of me
I kissed your mouth your back
Is that all you need?
Don't drag my love around volcanoes melt me down

What I am to you is not real
What I am to you you do not need
What I am to you is not what you mean to me
You give me miles and miles of mountains
And I'll ask

For what I give to you
Is just what i'm going through
This is nothing new
No no just another phase of finding what I really need
Is what makes me bleed
Like a new disease she's still too young

What I am to you (She's still to young)
is not real (She's still to young)
What I am to you (She's still to young)
you do not need (She's still to young)
What I am to you (She's still to young)
is not real (She's still to young)
What I am to you (She's still to young)
submitted by Kaleigh
corrected by Morgan on 16-12-2011


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 Song comments
  13-11-2006 15:57 mutee 
mutee
 
19 posts
Great song!
  22-09-2006 06:24 dimanche 
dimanche
 
2 posts
this song is just soo beautiful that i've fallen in love with it... !
  02-08-2006 18:50 57412 
57412
 
2 posts
this is one of my favourite ever songs.
i've actually thought a lot about the meaning and what i can gather..
i think it's about a guy and a girl, maybe friends, who sleep together. the frist verse is the guy's side: i think the [lyrics=]dont hold yourself like that, you'll hurt your knees[/lyrics] refers to her begging him to be with her or maybe her praying for them to be together. for the guy, the relationship is totally physical and he doesn't have the emotional connection to the girl but she has feeling for him ([lyrics=]what i am to you is not real, what i am to you is not what you mean to me[/lyrics])
and then the second verse is the girl's side and she's asking him to take her seriously and not to flirt with other girls or act like she doesn't mean anything. i think maybe she's realizing that the way they see their relationship is totally different.
and lastly, i think the [lyrics=]like a new disease[/lyrics] might be talking about how she's clinging to him? and the [lyrics=]she's still to young[/lyrics] is saying that she doesnt have the maturity to realize that getting physical doesn't always mean something's there emotionally.
that's my interpretation anyway..
god this was such a long reaction..
  14-05-2006 18:08 gisele_bundchen 
gisele_bundchen
 
117 posts
what's that the name of the girl that sings with him? Lisa what??


this is such a great song funny how damien in some of his songs ask "what I am??"
  14-05-2006 15:07 yardenpe1 
yardenpe1
 
34 posts
oops i wrote 'about' twice
  14-05-2006 15:05 yardenpe1 
yardenpe1
 
34 posts
Wow that's an amazing song!
I also would like to know about what it's about...
and Damien Rice is really, really great!
  15-02-2006 02:36 shabby 
shabby
 
18 posts
i agree that its an absolutely beautifully dramatic song...but i think it has hidden connotations....does anyone think that they might know what they are? or at least try to explain the meaning of the song to me please?
  11-01-2006 16:03 poisonbrain 
poisonbrain
 
512 posts
A lot of Damien's songs seem to fit my mood right now. Snark.

As has been said, the mountains/sea-metaphore is amazing. I think I'll be quoting that for a long time. Also, the finishing "you do not need me" is perfect. He has an act for good endings, doesn't he? And the canon at the end always makes me walk with my head a little higher.
  29-08-2005 13:01 nikit_at 
nikit_at
 
7 posts
this song is better as all the others.. love it
  20-08-2005 10:02 DyingAtheist 
DyingAtheist
 
146 posts
This is such a great song, their voices sound so beautiful together And the lyrics are amazing
Damien Rice
  21-07-2005 08:50 tulip 
tulip
 
212 posts
i love this song. it's so emotional, and pretty. this is one of my favs (the other is blower's daughter). neway this is an amazing song
  02-07-2005 02:53 Royall_T 
Royall_T
 
276 posts
this was the first song i heard by him and i loved it. it became my favorite song for a really long time, which is hard to do. I usually change favs every two days! lol
  02-07-2005 02:49 XCurlyDX03 
XCurlyDX03
 
101 posts
"And what I am to you, is not what you mean to me." I don't know why, but that line is what got me hooked on Damien Rice. He's a great talent, and should get more credit here in the states.
  07-06-2005 13:42 CiaraCaitlin 
CiaraCaitlin
 
33 posts
This song is really sad.. it almost brings me to tears! I love it.. Damien Rice is the best! This song is so emotional, you've got to see the video! www.vh1.com
  13-05-2005 17:45 claristasia 
claristasia
 
1,243 posts
Ooh the love i have for damien rice
  23-04-2005 08:18 Dimo0ow 
Dimo0ow
 
3 posts
WHAHAHAHAHA WAT A F*KCING NERD : SPECTRUM.... WHAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHA but h's cool uh daddy?
  21-04-2005 19:02 MikeMikey 
MikeMikey
 
1 posts
Listening and watching the song every day for almost four weeks, covers from time to time a great part of my emotional spectrum and I love it,...can someone tell me more about Lisa Hannigan
  07-04-2005 19:03 punkypineapple 
punkypineapple
 
162 posts
This song is just so amazing, i totally agree that if i could write something half as expressive and generally amazing as this i would be so proud.
something about this song just makes me want to cry and im not quite sure what it is, its just so overwhelming, but in a very very good way
  24-03-2005 20:09 fideliee 
fideliee
 
1 posts
this song is really great, you just want to hear more,how their voices sound together is beautiful
  16-03-2005 13:53 nootsen 
nootsen
 
4 posts
but maybe he means the blowers daugther, the woman he loved, but is too joung for him (the blowers daugther is the daugter of his musicteacher)

It could be, i dont know in fact.
I just make it from it, because i'm convinced that everyone once will fall in love with somebody who is too joung or stuff... (i did )
  16-03-2005 13:28 nootsen 
nootsen
 
4 posts
this is a fantastic song.
with she's too young I think he means that the desease in his mind is still too young to do something about it, he wants some time before he can act and treat his problem.
  05-03-2005 23:28 ILuVVinCeNtK 
ILuVVinCeNtK
 
52 posts
what do you think he means by "she's still too young"?
  20-02-2005 22:44 Mien 
Mien
 
1,324 posts
"You give me miles and miles of mountains/
And I'll ask for the sea..."
Dramatic yet subdued. Enchanting rhythms.
  27-01-2005 13:19 tomthemusicguru 
tomthemusicguru
 
22 posts
this song is beautiful. if i could write something that expressed the human soul half as well as this then id be proud.
  24-01-2005 21:39 lavv 
lavv
 
3 posts
I really love this song!
But with the video it's even better!
You have to see the video!
You can find it at vh1.com

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