Evil Eyes
Deceptive Gazes: Brendan Benson's Tale of Heartbreak and Betrayal
Lyrics
What did I ever see in you?
Reflecting on past experiences, questioning the initial attraction or connection with the person.
What was even there to be seen?
Wondering if there was anything substantial or noteworthy about the person in the first place.
What did I ever do to you
Contemplating actions that may have led to mistreatment or unkind behavior from the other person.
To make you go and treat me so mean?
Expressing confusion about why the person treated the speaker in a harsh or unkind manner.
And I've been burned so many times
Indicating a history of emotional pain and disappointment in relationships.
If you want a turn you better get in line
Suggesting that others also want a chance to hurt the speaker, emphasizing a pattern of negative experiences.
So go on and hurt me and tell me lies
Encouraging the other person to inflict emotional pain and deception, possibly due to a fascination with such experiences.
Cause I've got a thing for those evil eyes
Expressing an attraction or fascination with individuals who possess captivating yet deceitful qualities, symbolized by "evil eyes."
Oh those evil eyes
Reiterating the allure and impact of these mysterious and deceptive qualities symbolized by "evil eyes."
Oh those evil eyes
-Oh those evil eyes
-Oh those evil eyes
-What did I do to deserve this?
Pondering the reasons behind the mistreatment received, questioning the justification for the pain.
This lesson from you
Characterizing the mistreatment as a lesson, implying a negative experience that offers an opportunity for personal growth.
Like you were born for this very purpose
Suggesting that the person's purpose seems aligned with causing emotional distress and heartbreak.
To snap my heart in two
Describing the emotional impact as the person figuratively breaking the speaker's heart into two.
And I've been burned so many times
Reiterating a history of emotional pain and emphasizing the need for others to wait their turn to cause similar harm.
If you want a turn you better get in line
Emphasizing the pattern of negative experiences and the need for others to wait their turn to inflict pain.
So go on and hurt me and tell me lies
Encouraging the other person to continue causing emotional pain and deception.
Cause I've got a thing for those evil eyes
Reiterating the speaker's fascination with individuals possessing captivating yet deceitful qualities, symbolized by "evil eyes."
She's giving me evil eyes
Observing the other person giving menacing or deceitful looks, reinforcing the theme of "evil eyes."
And everything I say and everything I do
Expressing frustration with the inability to satisfy or please the other person, suggesting constant dissatisfaction.
Isn't good enough, there's no pleasing you
Conveying a sense of inadequacy and an inability to meet the other person's standards or expectations.
And I feel as though I've been atomized
Feeling emotionally disintegrated or broken down into small parts.
And I could step right through a needle's eye
Feeling as though the speaker could easily pass through a difficult situation, possibly referencing resilience or adaptability.
I've been burned so many times
Highlighting a recurring pattern of emotional pain and admitting a lack of understanding or insight into the reasons behind it.
I guess I'll never learn, and I don't know why
Expressing a sense of resignation and acceptance of the inability to learn from past experiences.
So go on and tell another lie
Encouraging the other person to continue deceiving with lies, possibly due to the speaker's attraction to such behavior.
Cause I've got a thing for those evil eyes
Reiterating the speaker's fascination with individuals possessing captivating yet deceitful qualities, symbolized by "evil eyes."
What did I do to deserve this?
Recalling the initial confusion about the mistreatment and questioning the justification for the emotional pain.
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