Dirty Water
Seductive Desires and Guilty Pleasures: Lucky Number Seven's Dirty Water Revelations
Lyrics
I find the urge sadistic, yet fucking cool
The speaker acknowledges a sadistic urge, finding it simultaneously cool.
Fighting the fever, I'm your fool
The speaker is willingly submitting to a feverish situation, acting as someone's fool.
Hot to the touch, I never loved you all that much
The speaker describes their passion as intense but admits to not having strong feelings.
I swear I'm clean, you see right through me
The speaker claims to be clean, yet feels exposed and seen through by someone else.
The love is cold and burns without me
Love is portrayed as cold and painful even in the absence of the speaker.
Blinded by tunnel vision, the one and only
The speaker is fixated on a singular focus, possibly a person, and becomes oblivious to self.
Gets old and I forget about me
Over time, the fixation becomes tiresome, and the speaker neglects their own well-being.
I forget about me
Reiteration of neglecting self amidst the fixation on someone or something.
This dirty water
Repetition emphasizing the impurity of the depicted 'dirty water' in various forms.
This dirty water
-Is dirty
-Is dirty
-This dirty water
-This dirty water
-Is dirty
-Is dirty
-This dirty water
Continued emphasis on the impurity of the 'dirty water,' reinforcing the negative connotations.
This dirty water
-Is dirty
-Is dirty
-From the freckles on your skin
The impurity is linked metaphorically to the freckles on someone's skin.
From the life that's left within
The source of impurity is associated with the remaining life force within someone.
Your smile fades and mine builds
A contrast is drawn between the fading smile of one person and the growing happiness of the speaker.
Guilty conscience and mindless thrills
A sense of guilt and mindless indulgence is expressed in the speaker's actions.
Laid to rest, once again
A metaphorical death or conclusion is suggested, possibly to certain behaviors or relationships.
Childish games and ditch your friends
The speaker abandons immature actions, urging a departure from negative influences.
Your thoughts race and blood thins
Mental turmoil is depicted through racing thoughts and thinning blood.
The times changed and the clouds rinsed
The passage of time is noted, accompanied by a cleansing metaphor involving clouds.
When it drains clear
The impurity clears, symbolizing a resolution or purification of the depicted 'dirty water.'
Until next time, I won't fear
A declaration that the speaker won't fear the future encounters with 'dirty water.'
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