Black Chandelier
Shattered Hearts and Hidden Desires: Black Chandelier Unveiled
Lyrics
Drip, drip, drip
The repeated "drip" suggests a persistent, perhaps ominous, sound or feeling.
Drip, drip, drip
-Drip, drip, drip
-Drip, drip, drip
-Drip, drip, drip
-Drip, drip, drip, drip
-I shouldn't laugh, but I know I'm a failure in your eyes
Acknowledging personal failure and feeling judged by someone important.
I know its daft, but I guess I know it deep inside
Acknowledging a sense of foolishness or irrationality deep within.
It feels like we're ready to crack these days, you and I
Feeling a strain in the relationship, a sense that things are about to fall apart.
When it's just the two of us, only the two of us, I could die
Expressing a deep connection but also a vulnerability, the idea that this relationship is essential.
You left my heart like an abandoned car
Using the metaphor of a heart as an abandoned car, emphasizing its neglect and uselessness, contrasting with a past sense of freedom.
Old and worn and no use at all
-But I used to be free
-We're gonna separate ourselves tonight
Describing a separation and the presence of a "black chandelier" representing darkness and deception in the relationship.
We're always running scared but holding knives
-But there's a black chandelier
-It's casting shadows and lies
-Drip, drip, drip, drip
Reintroducing the ominous "drip" sound, maintaining a sense of foreboding.
I'll sit in silence for the rest of my life if you'd like
Offering to endure silence, using dark imagery of dressing wounds with industrial gloves and a reference to cyanide, indicating a toxic situation.
Dressing our wounds with industrial gloves made of wire
-Feel it penetrating the skin, we begin to relax
-When it's just the two of us, and a cute little cup of cyanide
-You left my heart like an abandoned car
Repeating the metaphor of the heart as an abandoned car, highlighting the contrast with a previous state of freedom.
Old and worn and no use at all
-But I used to be free
-We're gonna separate ourselves tonight
Reiterating the theme of separation, running scared with knives, and the presence of a deceptive "black chandelier."
We're always running scared but holding knives
-But there's a black chandelier
-It's casting shadows and lies
-We're gonna separate ourselves tonight
Continuing the theme of separation, fear, and the ominous presence of the "black chandelier."
We're always running scared but holding knives
-But there's a black chandelier
-You left my heart like an abandoned car
Recalling the abandoned heart metaphor, emphasizing the loss of freedom.
Old and worn and no use at all
-But I used to be free
-We're gonna separate ourselves tonight
Repeating the narrative of separation, running scared with knives, and the haunting "black chandelier."
We're always running scared but holding knives
-But there's a black chandelier
-It's casting shadows and lies
-We're gonna separate ourselves tonight
Concluding with a repetition of the theme, highlighting the persistent fear and the presence of the deceptive "black chandelier."
We're always running scared but holding knives
-But there's a black chandelier
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