Enemy
Battling Demons: Buffalo Tom's Intoxicating Enemy Revelations
Lyrics
Enemy, all over my body
Feeling of an adversary or negativity present throughout the body.
She's wrapped up
Referring to a female subject, suggesting entanglement or involvement.
She's wrapped up in alcohol
Emphasizing her association with alcohol, possibly indicating dependence or influence.
She's wrapped up
Repetition of her entanglement, highlighting a recurring theme.
She's wrapped up in caffeine
Now emphasizing her association with caffeine, perhaps pointing to stimulant dependence.
She's my enemy
Repeatedly asserting the subject as a significant adversary in the speaker's life.
She's my enemy
-She's my enemy
-She's my enemy
-I woke up, she was painting the lattice
The speaker discovers the subject engaged in an ordinary, domestic activity (painting the lattice).
She can't see through her mother's magnets
The subject seems influenced or obscured by her mother's magnetic influence, possibly suggesting familial struggles.
She can't see, she breathes electricity
The subject is described as having difficulty perceiving reality, breathing electricity metaphorically referring to a distorted view.
She's my enemy
Reiteration of the subject as an adversary, with escalating intensity (enemy, enemy, enemy).
She is my enemy
-She's my enemy
-She's my enemy
-She's my enemy
-She's my enemy, enemy, enemy, enemy, enemy
-She's my enemy, enemy
Continuation of emphasizing the subject as an enemy.
I woke up, she was painting the lattice
Repetition of the scene described in lines 11-13, reinforcing its significance.
She can't see through her mother's magnets
-She can't see, she breathes electricity
-She's my enemy
Repetition of the subject being the speaker's enemy, with increasing intensity and frequency.
She is my enemy
-She's my enemy
-She's my enemy
-She's my enemy
-She's my enemy, enemy, enemy, enemy, enemy
-She's my enemy, enemy, enemy, enemy, enemy
Intensifying the idea of the subject as an enemy, ending the song with a definitive assertion.
She's my enemy, enemy, enemy, enemy
-She's my enemy, yeah
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