Forgive Me For This Sin

Crumb “Crushxd”

The lyrics of “Crushxd” are about feeling guilty for accidentally running over a turtle on the road. It’s a potent and relatable feeling, but also a small and kinda funny story. Crumb head in the opposite direction with the arrangement, pushing everything towards a cinematic grandiosity while retaining their slightly aloof and mildly jazzy aesthetic. They pull off a tricky balance here – a little nod towards the surreal and silly aspects of the story, but mostly taking the death of this turtle very, very seriously. The main line that’s repeated and cuts through the haze of the mix is “I’ll never see you again,” and while that sentiment matches the scenario, there’s something deeper to it, some sense that Lila Ramani is singing about someone else or something much bigger than just this turtle.

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