Lyrics
I've been watching you up in the corner
The observer mentions watching someone from a distance, possibly in a concealed or inconspicuous position.
Watching you from down below
Continues the theme of surveillance, observing from a lower vantage point.
I've watching you dance in the shadows
Describes watching the person dance in the shadows, indicating a secretive or hidden aspect to their actions.
Watching you I'm falling to pieces
Expresses a sense of personal disintegration or emotional breakdown as a result of watching this person.
And when everything that you do loses beauty
Suggests a deterioration in the perceived beauty of the person's actions.
When everything's taboo and unkind
Highlights a situation where everything becomes taboo and unkind, possibly alluding to a negative transformation.
And the only thing you ever dream of is sharpening knives
Portrays a disturbing dream where the person obsessively sharpens knives, implying a potential threat or harm.
Sharpening knives
Reiteration of the obsessive act of sharpening knives.
I've been watching you up in the corner
Similar to line 4, reiterating the act of watching from a distant corner.
Watching you from down below
Similar to line 5, emphasizing observation from a lower position.
I've watching you dance in the darkness
Repeats the idea of watching the person dance, but now in the darkness.
Watching you I'm falling to pieces
Reiteration of the emotional distress experienced while watching.
And when everything that you do loses beauty
Repeats the theme of the diminishing beauty in the person's actions.
When everything's taboo and unkind
Reiterates the idea of everything being taboo and unkind.
And the only thing you ever dream of is sharpening knives
Repeats the disturbing dream scenario of obsessively sharpening knives.
Sharpening knives
Reiteration of the act of sharpening knives.
Sharpening knives [x4]
Emphasizes the repetitive nature of the act of sharpening knives.
Sharpening knives (I've been watching you...) [x8]
Continues the repetition of sharpening knives, with an additional mention of watching.
And when everything that you do loses beauty
Restates the theme of diminishing beauty in the person's actions.
When everything's taboo and unkind
Reiterates the concept of everything becoming taboo and unkind.
And the only thing you ever dream of is sharpening knives
Repeats the disturbing dream scenario of obsessively sharpening knives.
Sharpening knives
Reiteration of the act of sharpening knives.
Sharpening knives (I've been watching you...)
Repeats the act of sharpening knives, accompanied by an unspecified number of repetitions and watching.
I've been watching you
Reiterates the act of watching without specifying details.
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