Lyrics
I was a lion, you were a baby
The speaker was strong and dominant while the other person was more vulnerable and dependent.
You were a wine and I was a lady
They metaphorically describe themselves as different substances, indicating contrasting characteristics.
With a fickle heart and fickle bones
Both individuals had unpredictable and capricious emotions and natures.
A fickle way of needing home
They had an inconsistent way of seeking comfort or stability.
Fingers dance and now I am alone
The separation or departure has left the speaker feeling isolated and alone.
Tell me a story, one who has made me
The speaker desires to hear a story that explains their current state, possibly seeking understanding.
A moralist liar, silent, angry
They feel conflicted, being both moralistic and deceitful, quiet but also filled with anger.
With a sickened heart and sickened bones
Similar to line 3, but emphasizing a sickened or unwell state of emotions and physical being.
A sickened way of wanting home
Their desire for a stable home or belonging is tainted by a sickened approach or mentality.
Laugh and leave and now I am alone
The laughter or joy has turned into a situation where the speaker is left alone.
But I have cried at night for you
The speaker has shed tears at night due to their emotions connected to the other person.
In hope that you would fall into
Hoping that the other person would experience the emotional pain the speaker feels.
The hole that has been suffocating me
The feeling of suffocation due to unresolved issues or emotions in the relationship.
But give me that selfish, selfish love
Desire for a love that is self-centered, perhaps seeking attention or care focused solely on the speaker.
A hard-won jealousy I'm drinking from
A jealousy that has been earned through difficulties, possibly implying possessiveness or a struggle in the relationship.
And I am a flame with undying lust
The speaker feels passionately desirous, unquenchable in their longing for someone to love them selfishly.
For someone to give me your selfish love
Reiterating the intense desire for someone to love the speaker in a self-centered way.
Arrogant faces read like a novel
Observing prideful or conceited expressions that resemble a story or narrative.
She gave me a gun and told me it's lawful
A metaphorical offering of a weapon, suggesting retaliation against the one who causes heartbreak.
To kill the one who breaks your heart
Encouragement to harm the person responsible for causing emotional pain.
Even if it's done in part
Justification for hurting someone even if it's unintentional.
In ignorance of who we would become
Being unaware of the consequences or changes that would occur.
But I have lain in wait for you
The speaker has patiently waited for the other person.
In hope that you would fall into
Similar to line 12, anticipating the other person's experience of bitterness.
The bitterness that eats me alive
Experiencing consuming bitterness due to unresolved emotions.
But give me that selfish, selfish love
Repeating the desire for a self-centered form of love.
A hard-won jealousy I'm drinking from
Reiteration of earning jealousy through challenges in the relationship.
And I am a flame with undying lust
Strong and unending desire for someone to love the speaker in a self-centered way.
For someone to give me your selfish love
Continued emphasis on the intense longing for selfish love.
So come on and give me your selfish, selfish love
A plea or invitation for the other person to give the desired self-centered love.
I'm giving up, I don't wanna live in selfish love
The speaker is tired of living in a love that revolves around selfishness.
I'm giving up, I don't wanna live in selfish, selfish love
Reiteration of not wanting to be immersed in self-centered love.
I'm giving up, I don't wanna live in selfish love
Continued insistence on rejecting a selfish form of love.
(I don't want anything from you, babe, I need everything from you)
A conflicting statement expressing a need for everything from the other person while rejecting everything simultaneously.
I'm giving up, I don't wanna live in selfish, selfish love
Repeating the rejection of selfish love.
(I don't want anything from you, babe, I need everything from you)
Further emphasis on rejecting a love that's self-centered.
I'm giving up, I don't wanna live in selfish love
Continued rejection of a love that is selfish.
(I don't want anything from you, babe, I need everything from you)
Continued rejection of a self-centered love.
I'm giving up, I don't wanna live in selfish, selfish
Final refusal to live in a love centered on selfishness.
(I don't want anything from you, babe, I need everything from you)
Reiteration of needing everything from the other person while rejecting everything at the same time.
Comment