Pressure
Intimate Rhythms: Exploring Desire and Connection in Milk & Bone's 'Pressure'
Lyrics
You're like good water pressure
You possess qualities akin to good water pressure.
In a cold rainy summer
These qualities are experienced during a cold and rainy summer.
All that you can deliver
You can provide everything that is expected or required.
I want it bad
There is a strong desire for what you can offer.
You're like good water pressure
Similar to the previous metaphor, emphasizing your positive impact.
In a cold rainy summer
Reiteration of the positive qualities during adverse conditions.
I can feel in my fingers
Sensation of the positive impact is tangible, particularly in the fingers.
All the lust
An association with intense desire or passion.
In the comfort of your bed sheets
The positive feelings continue within the comfort of intimate spaces like bed sheets.
Is this your heartbeat?
Questioning whether the observed heartbeat belongs to the narrator or the subject.
Or is it mine?
Uncertainty about the source of the heartbeat persists.
Heavy but slowly
The heartbeat is described as heavy but gradual, adding depth to the emotional experience.
Save it for now
Suggesting to withhold or store this heavy emotion for the present moment.
You're like good water pressure
Reiteration of the positive impact using the water pressure metaphor.
In a cold rainy summer
Re-emphasizing the positive qualities during adverse conditions.
All that you can deliver
Repeating the idea that everything expected can be delivered.
I want it bad
Expressing a strong desire for what is offered.
You're like good water pressure
Continuation of the metaphor, highlighting positive impact again.
In a cold rainy summer
Reiteration of positive qualities in challenging circumstances.
I can feel in my fingers
The positive impact is felt physically, specifically in the fingers.
All the lust
Recurrence of intense desire or passion, particularly in a comfortable setting.
In the comfort of your bed sheets
Positive feelings persist within the intimate space of bed sheets.
Bitter with hunger
Describing a bitter emotion associated with hunger, possibly metaphorical.
Pulse locked with mine
The narrator's pulse is synchronized or connected with the subject's.
Better and deeper
Suggesting improvement and a deeper connection, particularly into the subject's mind.
Into your mind
Going further into the subject's thoughts or emotions.
You're like good water pressure
Reiteration of positive impact using the water pressure metaphor.
In a cold rainy summer
Re-emphasizing positive qualities during challenging circumstances.
All that you can deliver
Repeating the idea that everything expected can be delivered.
I want it bad
Expressing a strong desire for what is offered.
You're like good water pressure
Continuation of the metaphor, highlighting positive impact again.
In a cold rainy summer
Reiteration of positive qualities in challenging circumstances.
I can feel in my fingers
The positive impact is felt physically, specifically in the fingers.
All the lust
Recurrence of intense desire or passion, particularly in a comfortable setting.
In the comfort of your bed sheets
Positive feelings persist within the intimate space of bed sheets.
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