Bad Habit
Love's Deceptive Dance: Unraveling the Bad Habit
Lyrics
You know when you said the river is high
You were mistaken when you mentioned the river being high.
You were confused I had tears in my eyes
Your confusion caused me to cry.
Yesterday you loved me today you don't
Yesterday, there was love; today, it seems to be gone.
Tomorrow's just another day for kicking the can down the road
Tomorrow is portrayed as just another day of avoiding commitment.
If you break my heart, do you think I would bleed
If you hurt me emotionally, I would still feel the pain.
If you put me in the ground, do you think I would seed
Even if you bury me, I might still find a way to grow or recover.
I've had enough, go suck it
Expressing frustration and dismissal, suggesting a breaking point.
If you never felt this way before then count yourself lucky
If you've never experienced this emotional pain, consider yourself fortunate.
I want it, I want it
Desire for something, possibly love.
If this is love, then I'm a love addict
If this feeling is love, then the person considers themselves addicted to love.
I want it, I want
Reiteration of the desire expressed in line 11.
But this int love, it's just a bad habit
The realization that what is felt is not genuine love but a destructive habit.
You walk up and down on your catwalk of truth
Describing someone's behavior as a metaphorical catwalk of truth.
I'm just a dog and I'm barking for you
The speaker, like a dog, expresses loyalty and admiration.
I need your love but you just cry wolf
The need for love is not reciprocated, akin to crying wolf falsely.
An empty howl at the moon
A comparison to an empty howl at the moon, signifying unfulfilled longing.
You sold me for snakes and the poison of praise
Metaphorically sold for deceit (snakes) and insincere admiration (poison of praise).
You sold me for a kiss in the Xmas sale
Symbolic sale for a momentary pleasure (kiss in the Xmas sale).
And a golden apple and a vineyard of grapes
The speaker was betrayed for materialistic gains (golden apple, vineyard of grapes).
You sold me to Salome for my head on a plate
A reference to betrayal similar to the biblical story of Salome.
I want it, I want it
Repetition of the desire for something, likely love.
If this is love, then I'm a love addict
If the intense feeling is love, then the speaker acknowledges being addicted to it.
I want it, I want
Reiteration of the longing expressed in lines 11 and 13.
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