Tom Waits masterfully blends melancholy and introspection in this haunting track, painting a vivid picture of life's darker undercurrents. The "little drop of poison" symbolizes the small but impactful elements that can taint or define our experiences, relationships, and perceptions. The recurring theme of loss and resignation suggests a reflection on how these toxic drops have shaped the narrator's life and memories, particularly through the metaphor of a lost love whose presence lingers like a shadow. Waits' gravelly voice adds a raw authenticity to this bittersweet acknowledgment of life’s complexities. #TomWaits #Poison #Reflection
Little Drop of Poison
Lyrics
I like my town with a little drop of poison
Nobody knows, they're lining up to go insane
I'm all alone, I smoke my friends down to the filter
But I feel much cleaner after it rains
And she left in the fall, that's her picture on the wall
She always had that little drop of poison
Did the Devil make the world while God was sleeping
You'll never get a wish from a bone
Another wrong goodbye and a hundred sailors
That deep blue sky is my home
And she left in the fall, that's her picture on the wall
She always had that little drop of poison
A rat always knows when he's in with weasels
Here you lose a little every day
Well, I remember when a million was a million
They all have ways to make you pay
And she left in the fall, that's her picture on the wall
She always had that little drop of poison
And she left in the fall, that's her picture on the wall
She always had that little drop of poison
Writer(s): KATHLEEN BRENNAN, THOMAS ALAN WAITS
Copyright(s): Lyrics © JALMA MUSIC
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