Smile Baby
Smile Baby: A Cosmic Dance of Desire and Consequence
Lyrics
How do you like my smile, baby
Expressing pride in the speaker's smile and seeking the listener's opinion.
A flash in the sun like my daddy's gun
Comparing the brightness of the speaker's smile to the intense flash of a gun, possibly implying power or impact.
Well I see you there, you don't like to share
Noting that the listener is possessive and unwilling to share.
How do you like my sunshine, baby
Asking for the listener's opinion on the speaker's sunshine, which is described with a nuclear glow and a sense of confinement.
A nuclear glow with no place to go
Describing the intense and confined nature of the speaker's sunshine.
Well you nurtured war, now she's at your door
Blaming the listener for nurturing war, which is now at their doorstep.
You wanted to have it all, you wanted the stars stripped from the sky
Expressing the listener's desire to possess everything, including stars and earth, for personal gain.
And plastered up on your wall to light up the beggars crawling by
Describing the listener's wish to showcase their wealth and power using celestial symbols.
You wanted to have it all, you wanted the earth put up for rent
Continuing the theme of the listener's desire for possession, this time focusing on the earth.
You wanted to hold it down and make it, make it consent
Expressing the listener's desire for control and consent over the earth.
How do you like my vengeance, baby
Asking for the listener's opinion on the speaker's vengeance, described with a harsh punishment.
A slap on the wrist with an iron fist
Describing a severe punishment meted out by the listener, possibly reflecting a power dynamic.
Cause you love to bleed, for the ego feed
Highlighting the listener's enjoyment of causing pain for self-gratification.
How do you like your martyrs, baby
Asking for the listener's opinion on how they like their martyrs, portraying a subservient position.
Down on their knees in your filth and disease
Depicting martyrs on their knees in a degraded state due to the listener's filth and disease.
But they'll strip you bare, and then leave you there
Suggesting that the martyrs will eventually strip the listener of their power and leave them exposed.
You wanted to have it all, you wanted the stars stripped from the sky
Reiterating the listener's desire to possess everything, including stars, for personal gain.
And plastered up on your wall to light up the beggars crawling by
Continuing the theme of showcasing wealth and power using celestial symbols.
You wanted to have it all, you wanted the earth put up for rent
Reiterating the listener's desire for possession, this time focusing on the earth.
You wanted to hold it down and make it, make it consent
Reiterating the listener's desire for control and consent over the earth.
How do you like my sunshine, baby
Repeating the inquiry about the listener's opinion on the speaker's sunshine, emphasizing its importance.
How do you like my smile, baby
Repeating the pride in the speaker's smile and seeking the listener's opinion.
How do you like my sunshine, baby
Repeating the inquiry about the listener's opinion on the speaker's sunshine, emphasizing its importance.
How do you like my smile, baby
Repeating the pride in the speaker's smile and seeking the listener's opinion.
You wanted to have it all, you wanted the stars stripped from the sky
Reiterating the listener's desire to possess everything, including stars, for personal gain.
And plastered up on your wall to light up the beggars crawling by
Continuing the theme of showcasing wealth and power using celestial symbols.
You wanted to have it all, you wanted the earth put up for rent
Reiterating the listener's desire for possession, this time focusing on the earth.
You wanted to hold it down and make it, make it consent
Reiterating the listener's desire for control and consent over the earth.
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