Need Her
Craving Chaos: The Complicated Dance with Need
Lyrics
From the Album:
From the Album: "No promises no debts"
* No promises no debts
No specific meaning provided in this line.
I'm not into false feelin's of self-pity
Expressing a dislike for false feelings of self-pity.
And I don't cry that much
The speaker doesn't cry much.
But I feel like a cripple
Feeling vulnerable, like a cripple who has lost support.
Little orphan that's lost his little crutch
Suggesting a sense of being lost and helpless.
Isn't it true she's lyin' suicidal fool
Referring to someone as a lying, suicidal fool who tests their luck.
Always testin' her luck
Continuation of describing the person's risky behavior.
And when I'm with her
Expressing a desire to be away from the person when together.
I wanna be without her again
Desire to distance oneself before getting stuck in the relationship.
As soon as I can before I get stuck
Emphasizing the need to avoid being stuck in the relationship.
Need her to make my life more complicated
Expressing a paradoxical need for the person to complicate life.
Need her to get myself all constipated
Describing the person's role in causing emotional constipation.
Need her like a knife stickin' in my back
Comparing the person's influence to a knife in the speaker's back.
Need her to get me off the right track
Expressing a need for the person to deviate from the right track.
I need her chokin' me to the death
Describing a feeling of being choked by the person, possibly metaphorically.
Missles and rockets hidden in her pockets
Mentioning hidden dangers or conflicts in the person's character.
And I'm tryin' to stay out a range
Desire to avoid being within the person's range or influence.
But she says I'm an amateuristic son of a bitch
Being criticized as an amateuristic individual by the person.
And she scores another point again
The person scores points in the argument or disagreement.
When she slams the door behind her
Describing the act of the person slamming the door behind them.
And I know I won't see her for at least another month or so
Anticipating a prolonged period without seeing the person.
My blood starts boilin' and I feel like screamin'
Feeling intense emotions like boiling blood and a need to scream.
That I goddamn need her so
Expressing a strong need for the person despite the negative emotions.
But when I'm with her
Repetition of the desire to be without the person when together.
I wanna be without her again
Reiterating the conflicting feelings when in the person's company.
As soon as I can
Repeating the desire to be away from the person as soon as possible.
That's the way it always goes with Anita
Indicating a recurring pattern in the relationship with Anita.
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