Lyrics
Something wicked in the air
There is a sense of something ominous or sinister in the atmosphere.
I don't like it much lately
Expressing a recent disliking or discomfort with the current situation or environment.
Black silhouette of a girl round your neck
A dark outline of a girl is hanging around your neck, possibly symbolizing a burden or haunting memory.
In a tear gas dream
Describing a dream-like state filled with tear gas, suggesting a disturbing or disorienting experience.
Right out of your mouth you say to me
Quoting the person directly, where they deny involvement with something harmful like poison ivy.
Darling, I would never mess around with poison ivy
Despite the denial, there is a contradiction or suspicion in the air.
But the girl down the street has your name
Someone else nearby (the girl down the street) is associated with the person, possibly romantically.
On the back of her cut off jeans
Specifically mentioning an intimate connection, as the girl has the person's name on her jeans.
Dirty fingers through my hair
A tactile and intimate gesture, possibly implying a level of intimacy or familiarity.
God give me just one reason to trust you
An appeal to a higher power for a reason to trust the person, indicating a lack of trust in the current situation.
Watch her walk down dirty halls
Observing someone else moving through questionable or morally ambiguous places.
Don't you know how your eyes betray you?
Highlighting a betrayal through the eyes, suggesting that actions or emotions are revealing the truth.
cll at once I hear a voice say
A sudden command, possibly from an external force, indicating a shift or change in the situation.
I can't give him what he needs
Someone admitting an inability to fulfill the person's needs, introducing a sense of unmet expectations.
But the girl down the street has his name
Similar to line 9, another person is associated with the person, this time having his name on her jeans.
On the back of her cut off jeans
Reiterating the intimate connection mentioned in line 10.
cnd the girl down the street has a knife in her teeth
The girl mentioned earlier is now depicted as potentially dangerous, holding a knife in her teeth.
Pointed right at me
The danger is directed towards the speaker, indicating a threat or harm coming from the girl down the street.
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