Bloodletter
Passion's Pain: Unveiling the Torment in 'Bloodletter'
Lyrics
You can't conceal the fire flaming from your eyes
You cannot hide the intense passion or emotion reflected in your eyes.
It burns through your docile disguise
This passion breaks through the facade of your submissive or passive disguise.
I've got these scraped-up knees
The speaker has physical injuries like scraped knees, symbolizing vulnerability.
These gaping wounds
The speaker bears significant emotional wounds, possibly from a relationship.
You're salting me tonight
The other person is causing pain, metaphorically "salting" the speaker's wounds.
I'm reaching for the knife
The speaker contemplates self-harm or retaliation with a knife.
I don't want to write this song to wrong you
The speaker expresses reluctance in writing a song that might harm the other person.
But you have me these feelings so they don't belong to me
The intense emotions invoked by the other person don't feel like the speaker's own.
I don't want to fight unless I have to
The speaker prefers avoiding conflict but acknowledges the necessity to fight.
You've had me bleeding all night because I have to have you
The other person has caused continuous emotional pain, yet the speaker desires them.
I think of fingernails, first fucks, my back was carved
Memories of intimate moments, pain, and vulnerability surface in the speaker's mind.
You left me sliced, shattered and scarred
The other person has left the speaker deeply hurt and emotionally scarred.
Your beauty like a boulder breaking bones and cracking skulls with smiles
The beauty of the other person is powerful and destructive, causing harm with a smile.
I'll bleed 'til I run dry
The speaker is willing to bleed emotionally until they are emotionally exhausted.
I don't want to write this song to wrong you
Reiteration of the reluctance to write a song that might hurt the other person.
But you have me these feelings so they don't belong to me
Reiteration that the overwhelming feelings don't feel like the speaker's own.
I don't want to fight unless I have to
The speaker doesn't seek conflict but is willing to fight if necessary.
You've had me bleeding all night because I have to have you
Despite the pain caused, the speaker is compelled to desire the other person.
I think I've heard the hurt that's hidden in your heart
The speaker senses hidden pain in the other person's heart.
I know why you've put up your guard
The other person has built emotional defenses, and the speaker understands why.
I've got these freezing hands, these empty arms, I'll be god damned tonight
The speaker feels emotionally cold and physically empty, expressing frustration or despair.
I'm not all fucking 'right
The speaker is not emotionally stable or okay despite appearances.
I don't want to write this song to wrong you
Reiteration of reluctance to harm the other person through the song.
But you have me these feelings so they don't belong to me
Reiteration that the intense feelings are foreign to the speaker.
I don't want to fight unless I have to
Reiteration of a preference for peace but acknowledgment of the potential for conflict.
You've had me bleeding all night because I have to have you
Despite the ongoing pain, the speaker is compelled to desire the other person.
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