Electric Taste
Seductive Desires Unveiled: Electric Taste by David Norris
Lyrics
Feeding yourself on my insecurities
Expressing vulnerability and how the other person takes advantage of it.
Know how to touch me when I'm feeling weak
Acknowledging the ability of the other person to provide comfort during moments of weakness.
Pulling me backwards into yesterday
Being pulled back into the past, possibly suggesting revisiting past issues or mistakes.
Taking your knife and cutting me away
Describing a painful act of separation or betrayal by the other person.
Why do you lie to me, every time you see I'm falling
Questioning the dishonesty of the other person during moments of personal struggle.
Delusions into play, you get off on pain and I'm falling
Highlighting the involvement of delusions and the other person deriving pleasure from causing pain.
Electric, taste
Introducing the theme of an "electric taste" as a metaphor for the emotional intensity or impact of the relationship.
Don't know how to fight it
Expressing a lack of knowledge or capability in resisting the emotional impact.
Electric, taste
Reiterating the overpowering and irresistible nature of the emotional experience.
Fucked up but I want it
Acknowledging the dysfunctional nature of the desire despite its negative consequences.
Calling me out every time you're next me
Pointing out the other person's tendency to expose or criticize the singer when in close proximity.
Playing your cards to give you what you need
Describing manipulative behavior aimed at fulfilling the other person's needs.
Pushing away each time you look at me
Indicating a repeated pattern of distancing oneself when faced with the other person's gaze.
Psychological games, leave an electric taste
Describing the relationship as a series of psychological games that leave a lasting and intense impact.
Why do you lie to me, every time you see I'm falling
Repeating the theme of dishonesty in times of vulnerability.
Delusions into play, you get off on pain and I'm falling
Reiterating the presence of delusions and the other person's pleasure in causing pain during moments of weakness.
Electric, taste
Repeating the metaphor of an "electric taste" as a powerful and memorable emotional experience.
Don't know how to fight it
Expressing the inability to resist or combat the intense emotional impact.
Electric, taste
Reiterating the overpowering and dysfunctional nature of the desired but detrimental emotional experience.
Fucked up but I want it
Acknowledging the distorted nature of the desire despite its negative consequences.
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