Something So Wild
Unraveling Desires: Something So Wild by Bettie Serveert
Lyrics
She had [C]3 more lovers, but they [E]all got cold feet
She had three more lovers, but they all got hesitant or scared
and I [Am]know that there were others, but she is [D]so discrete
There were other people she was involved with, but she keeps it very private
Yet a [C]wave of his hand's [G]enough to get her [F]back again
Even a simple gesture from someone else can draw her back to him
She [C]made it through highschool and she [E]got a degree
She completed high school and earned a degree
and I [Am]know in different ways she's a lot [D]smarter than me
She's intelligent in various ways, possibly more than the speaker
C G F C C**
Musical interlude, no lyrical content
Yet a wave of his hand's enough to get her back again
Reiteration of how a simple gesture from someone can bring her back
I d[Am]ispise every word that he [C]speaks,
The speaker strongly dislikes every word spoken by the person mentioned
'cos he [Am]tries to make her feel [G]weak
This person tries to make her feel vulnerable
And he'll [F]put her down in public and he [G]treats her like a child
He belittles her publicly and treats her like a child
but he'll [Am]never make a lapdog out of s[D]omething so wild
However, he'll never succeed in completely taming or controlling her
Yet a [C]wave of his hand's e[G]nough to get her back a[Am]gain[F]
Reiteration of how a small gesture from him can draw her back
Yet a [C]wave of his hand's e[G]nough to get her back a[F]gain
Repeated emphasis on his influence over her with a simple gesture
And I [C]tried to convince her, to [E]make it on her own
The speaker attempted to encourage her to be independent
But she's [Am]afraid to be a spinster, af[D]raid to be alone
She's scared of being unmarried and fears loneliness
Yet a w[C]ave of his hand..[G]...........[G]
Reiteration of the influence his gestures have on her
solo
Instrumental section, no lyrical content
I dispise every move that he makes
The speaker dislikes every action this person takes
'cos I know what he's trying to break
The speaker understands the person's intention to break her
And he'll put her down......etc.
Reiteration of his public belittlement and treatment of her
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