Like a Knife
Breaking Dawn: Unveiling the Liberation in Mia Doi Todd's 'Like a Knife'
Lyrics
Like a knife come to slit my ties to the past
Feeling a sharp and decisive separation from the past.
To all the things which bind me to the grave, you came
Referring to someone who disrupts the connections to negative aspects or influences, possibly representing a positive force.
You came in the morning after a long night
Describing the arrival of this disruptive force in the morning after a challenging or difficult night.
You came in the morning after a dark night
Reiterating the arrival of the disrupting influence after a particularly dark and challenging night.
I stared into the knife. to see if it would hurt me
Contemplating the potential harm or impact of this disruptive force, examining its potential to hurt.
Threaten my life, use me and desert me
Expressing a fear of the disrupting force threatening life, using and then abandoning.
To a decision, I came.
Reaching a decision or resolution in response to the disruptive force.
I came in the morning after a long night
Reiterating the arrival of the speaker in the morning after a challenging night.
I came in the morning after a dark night
Reiterating the arrival of the speaker in the morning after a particularly dark night.
I took the knife, slid it under my belt
Taking control of the disruptive force, symbolized by taking the knife and placing it under the belt.
Was so surprised at the joy I felt
Expressing surprise at the positive emotions experienced in response to taking control.
To come out of the mourning, I Came
Emerging from a period of mourning or darkness after taking control.
I came out of the mourning after a long night
Reiterating the emergence from mourning after a challenging night.
I came out of the mourning after a dark night
Reiterating the emergence from mourning after a particularly dark night.
Like a knife come to slit our ties to the past
Describing the disruptive force as a knife, emphasizing its impact on shared ties to the past.
To all the things which bind us to the grave, we came
Referring to a collective experience of being freed from negative influences that bind to the grave.
We came in the morning alter a long night
Describing the collective arrival in the morning after a challenging night.
We came in the morning after a dark night
Reiterating the collective arrival in the morning after a particularly dark night.
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