Inside Job
Enchanting Descent: Unraveling the Poisonous Spell in 'Inside Job'
Lyrics
So sick the way, you drown me in my sleep,
The speaker expresses discomfort with the way someone negatively affects them during sleep.
I dream of the way things were
The speaker nostalgically dreams of a time when things were better.
when you consumed the consciousness I keep,
Refers to the person invading the speaker's thoughts and awareness.
the poisonous spell you've cast on me.
Describes the impact of a harmful influence that the person has on the speaker.
You feel the heat off my body,
Describes the physical closeness and intensity of the relationship.
You lift my feet off the ground.
Indicates a sense of weightlessness and euphoria in the relationship.
You lie in wait just to prey upon my wants and needs.
Highlights the predatory nature of the person, waiting to exploit the speaker's desires and necessities.
A curse is leaving my body,
Suggests a release or removal of a negative influence from the speaker's life.
But I still want you around.
Despite the removal, the speaker still desires the person's presence.
A sickly sweetness that brings me back down to my knees.
Describes a paradoxical attraction to the toxic qualities of the relationship.
And now I know,
The speaker expresses newfound understanding or realization.
What a silly girl
Comments on the perceived foolishness of a girl in love with a manipulative man.
Could love a man who could play a game.
Describes the man's ability to play with emotions as a game.
A sickly sweetness that brings me back down to my knees.
Reiterates the impact of the unhealthy sweetness, bringing the speaker down.
A sickly sweetness that brings me back down to my knees.
Emphasizes the recurring negative effect on the speaker.
My sin,
The speaker's wrongdoing or guilt, possibly related to the toxic relationship.
My skin is crawling with anticipation,
Describes a heightened sense of anticipation and discomfort in the speaker's skin.
You send shivers
Indicates the person's actions causing physical reactions in the speaker.
Down my spine keeping time to the click of my teeth.
Describes a rhythmic response, possibly stress-related, to the person's actions.
I tell you I stay forever.
The speaker expresses commitment or a sense of being stuck in the relationship.
And I know now what a silly girl.
Reflects on the speaker's realization of the previous foolishness.
Who could love a man?
Ponders the nature of a woman's love for a man.
You feel the heat off my body,
Repeats the description of physical closeness and intensity in the relationship.
You lift my feet off the ground.
Reiterates the feeling of being lifted and euphoria in the relationship.
You lie in wait just to prey upon my want and needs.
Repeats the predatory nature of the person, preying on the speaker's desires.
A curse is leaving my body,
Reiterates the removal of a curse or negative influence from the speaker's life.
But I still want want you around.
Despite the removal, the speaker still desires the person's presence.
A sickly sweetness that brings me back down to my knees,
Reiterates the paradoxical attraction to the toxic qualities of the relationship.
You feel the heat off my body,
Repeats the description of physical closeness and intensity in the relationship.
I want you around.
Expresses the ongoing desire for the person's presence.
The heat of my body, my body.
Emphasizes the physical heat of the speaker's body, possibly alluding to passion.
A curse is leaving my body,
Repeats the removal of a curse or negative influence from the speaker's life.
I want it around,
Expresses continued desire for the negative influence despite its harm.
Feel it leaving my body, my body.
Describes the sensation of the negative influence leaving the speaker's body.
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