Lyrics
Birth control for rock and roll
Reflects the idea of controlling the essence or spirit of rock and roll through birth control.
Hold your fire for the baby girl
Suggests withholding excitement or enthusiasm for the birth of a baby girl.
In retrospect, you were not ready for us
Looking back, acknowledging that the person was not prepared or mature enough for the relationship.
So out of touch beyond a burn
Feeling disconnected and distant, possibly beyond emotional repair.
It's out of my control, I've learned
Expresses a lack of control over a situation and acceptance of that fact.
But it's shit that it's hard to admit that to ya
Admitting difficulty in accepting the truth or reality.
Does it exist on a subconscious plane?
Questioning if certain emotions exist on a subconscious level.
Or am I making an excuse for your behaviour again? Infantile desires like a two-step genuflect
Wondering if making excuses for someone's behavior is justified or just a way to avoid facing the truth.
(no disrespect)
Acknowledging infantile desires with a slight disclaimer (no disrespect).
I've got charm
Repetition emphasizes the possession of charm.
I've got charm
-I've got charm
-I've got charm
-Well you're a little bit Liberace - and I'm a little bit lost control
Comparing someone to Liberace, suggesting flamboyance, while feeling a loss of control.
Tongue tied right up like a cherry stalk, but I've got nowhere else to go
Feeling stuck or constrained, with nowhere else to turn.
Lemonade and razor blades
Contrasting the sweetness of lemonade with the danger of razor blades, possibly symbolizing a conflicting relationship.
Sucking face and cutting shapes
Describing intense physical intimacy and dancing.
I live, I breathe, I bleed,
Expressing the basic aspects of living and experiencing intense emotions.
And you're freaking out cos you just don't get it
Not understanding the intensity of emotions, causing distress.
Does it exist on a subconscious plane?
Repeating the question of subconscious existence or making excuses for behavior.
Or am I making an excuse for your behaviour again? Self-respect like Bertolt Brecht
Referring to self-respect and the distancing effect, a technique to create emotional distance.
It's called the distancing effect
Explaining the distancing effect using Bertolt Brecht as a reference.
I've got charm
Reiteration of possessing charm.
I've got charm
-I've got charm
-I've got charm
-Well you're a little bit Liberace - and I'm a little bit lost control
Revisiting the comparison to Liberace, emphasizing a loss of control.
Tongue tied right up like a cherry stalk, cos I've got nowhere left to go
Feeling tongue-tied and having nowhere else to go.
I've got charm
Repeated assertion of having charm.
I've got charm
-I've got charm
-I've got charm
-Well you're a little bit Liberace - and I'm a little bit lost control
Reiterating the comparison to Liberace and a loss of control.
Tongue tied right up like a cherry stalk, cos I've got nowhere left to go
Feeling tongue-tied with no apparent direction or solution.
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