Please Be Cruel
Unveiling Betrayal: Inspiral Carpets' Anthem of Deception
Lyrics
Judas's friends have got so strong
Judas's friends have become powerful.
It's through the way they made you carry someone else's wrong
They made you bear the burden of someone else's mistake.
I've seen the way he ties you down
The singer has observed how he restricts you.
To blind man's bluff in a bridal gown
Metaphorically tied to deception in a wedding dress.
So you beat him at his games
You outsmarted him in his manipulative games.
So he had to change the rules
Forcing him to alter his tactics.
Please be cruel
An ironic plea for cruelty, possibly suggesting assertiveness.
Every word that's spoken's ringing in your ears
Words spoken linger and affect you deeply.
This light we look upon has gone and passed a thousand years
The light or insight they had is now gone, lost through time.
He says you're mutton dressed as lamb
You're criticized for appearing older, but he has contradictory beliefs.
But he's a vegetarian
Irony—accusing you while having different principles.
So you live to fight another day
You endure to live another day, but each day weakens you.
But you get weaker every way
A paradoxical situation of survival.
Please be cruel
Reiteration of the plea for assertiveness and strength.
'Cause you're a woman who needs persuading
Addressing a woman who requires convincing or persuasion.
Never needed anybody
Independence—never relied on anyone.
To affect this change your life so badly needs
To make essential changes in your life.
Judas's friends have got so strong
Repetition of Judas's friends being formidable.
It's through the way they made you carry someone else's wrong
Again emphasizing the imposed burden by others.
I've seen the way he ties you down
Reiteration of the observed constraints.
To blind man's bluff in a bridal gown
Restating the metaphorical entrapment.
So you beat him at his games
Your victory led to a change in his strategies.
So he had to change the rules
Further emphasizing his need to adapt.
Oh, please be cruel
Repeating the plea for assertiveness with added intensity.
Oh, please be cruel
Repetition for emphasis.
Oh, please be cruel
Continued emphasis on the plea for strength.
Don't know if I should
Uncertainty about whether to make the plea.
Please be cruel
Repetition, urging the plea for assertiveness.
Please be cruel
Repetition, reinforcing the plea for strength.
Please be cruel
Final plea for assertiveness and strength.
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