Just For
Unveiling the Dark Desires: Nickelback's 'Just For' Meaning
Lyrics
I want take his eyes out
The speaker desires to harm someone by taking their eyes.
Just for looking at you
The reason for wanting to harm the person is for looking at someone the speaker cares about.
Yes I do
Confirmation of the desire expressed in the previous line.
I want to take his hands off
The speaker desires to harm the same person by taking their hands.
Just for touching you
Reason for wanting to harm: the person touched someone significant to the speaker.
Yes I do
Confirmation of the desire expressed in line 5.
And I want to rip his heart out
The speaker desires to cause harm by ripping out the person's heart.
Just for hurting you
Reason for the desire to harm: the person hurt someone important to the speaker.
And I want to break his mind down
The speaker desires to mentally break down the person.
Yes I do
Confirmation of the desire expressed in line 9.
And I want to make him
The speaker wants to make the person regret meeting someone significant to the speaker.
Regret life since the day he met you
Confirmation of the desire expressed in line 12.
Yes I do
The speaker wants the person to feel remorseful about life since meeting the significant individual.
And I want to make him
The speaker wants the person to take back everything they've taken from the significant individual.
Take back all that he took from you
Confirmation of the desire expressed in line 15.
Yes I do
Confirmation of the speaker's desire to have the person take back what they've taken from the significant individual.
And I want to rip his heart out
The speaker desires to harm the person by ripping out their heart, repeating a previous sentiment.
Just for hurting you
Reason for the desire to harm: the person hurt someone significant to the speaker, echoing an earlier sentiment.
And I want to break his mind down
The speaker desires to mentally break down the person, repeating an earlier sentiment.
Yes I do
Confirmation of the desire expressed in line 21.
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