You Want It Darker
Embracing Shadows: Unveiling the Depths of 'You Want It Darker' by Belle and The Beats
Lyrics
If you are the dealer, I'm out of the game
If you represent deceit or manipulation, I choose to withdraw from the deceptive activities.
If you are the healer, it means im broken and lame
If you symbolize healing, it indicates my state of being damaged and feeble.
If thine is the glory, then mine must be the shame
If glory is attributed to you, then shame must be mine, suggesting a contrast in status or virtue.
You want it darker
The desire is for a darker state, where the flame of life is extinguished.
We kill the flame
We extinguish the metaphorical flame, possibly representing hope or vitality.
Magnified, sanctified
Being glorified and consecrated, invoking the sacred name.
Be the holy name
Being condemned and subjected to intense suffering, reflecting on the human condition.
Vilified, crucified
In the human body, experiencing vilification and crucifixion, possibly alluding to pain and sacrifice.
In the human frame
A symbolic representation of numerous struggles and challenges.
A million candles burning
A multitude of candles burning may symbolize unfulfilled prayers or unaddressed pleas for help.
For the help that never came
Candles burning for assistance that never arrived, emphasizing despair or abandonment.
You want it darker
A repetition of the desire for a darker state, intensifying the theme of extinguishing the flame.
I'm ready, my Lord
Expressing readiness for a deeper, darker experience, possibly alluding to death.
There's a lover in the story
Introduction of a lover in the narrative, but the story remains unchanged, suggesting a lack of resolution.
But the story's still the same
A lullaby is offered for suffering, yet paradox is blamed, indicating a complex and contradictory nature.
There's a lullaby for suffering
Acknowledging that suffering is documented in scriptures and not a baseless claim.
And a paradox to blame
Reiteration of the desire for a darker state, with the flame being extinguished again.
But it's written in the scriptures
Individuals are queuing up as prisoners, and guards are ready to enforce control.
And it's not some idol claim
A personal struggle with mundane and restrained demons is shared.
You want it darker
Realization of possessing the authority or freedom to cause harm, perhaps reflecting on societal norms.
We kill the flame
Repetition of the desire for a darker state, intensifying the theme of extinguishing the flame once more.
They're lining up to prisoners
Symbolic representation of societal divisions and the enforcement of control, possibly through imprisonment.
And the guards are taking aim
The authorities are ready to use force, aiming at those in confinement.
I struggle with some demons
Personal acknowledgment of grappling with inner struggles represented by middle-class and tamed demons.
They were middle class and tame
Unawareness of having permission to cause harm and inflict violence.
I didn't know I had permission
Reiteration of the desire for a darker state, possibly signifying a readiness for a profound change.
To murder and to maim
Empty line, suggesting a pause or moment of surrender.
You want it darker
Expression of preparedness for a deeper, darker experience, addressing a higher power.
I'm ready, my Lord
Reiteration of readiness for a profound change, addressing a higher power again.
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