Electrified
Electrified: Love's Shocking Trap
Lyrics
Hey you! I've never seen you before
The speaker is addressing someone they've never seen before.
I guess you're new in town let me give you a tour
The speaker assumes the listener is new in town and offers to show them around.
We could go for a drink or grab something to eat
Suggests going for a drink or a meal together.
You and me, can you feel the heat
Expresses a romantic interest and asks if the listener feels the same.
Your smile, your laugh, I am quite sure
The speaker admires the listener's smile and laughter and assumes the listener is interested in them.
You fancy me, you look for more
Belief that the listener has an attraction or desire for a deeper connection.
But my luck turns bad, it's like a curse
The speaker's fortune turns bad or unlucky.
As you reach slowly into your purse
Implies a negative turn of events as the listener reaches into their purse (potentially indicating a weapon).
You look at me
The listener looks at the speaker.
You smile
The listener smiles at the speaker.
I see
The speaker notices something (potentially danger) but too late.
Pepper spray
The listener uses pepper spray on the speaker.
My face
Expresses the pain caused by the pepper spray on the speaker's face.
Oh it hurts
The physical pain is emphasized.
Why are you doing this to me
The speaker questions why the listener is inflicting harm.
The next day I get up with swollen eyes
The speaker wakes up the next day with swollen eyes, a result of the previous encounter.
I roam the streets tryna look at the sky
The speaker walks around feeling lost or distressed.
I feel like a stalker trapped in misery
Feeling trapped and distressed akin to a stalker.
'Cause there she is, right in front of me
The listener appears again, causing distress for the speaker.
She turns around, I feel like I died
The speaker feels intense emotion as the listener turns around.
Buzz goes the taser, I'm electrified
The speaker experiences a shock, possibly a literal electric shock from a taser.
I scream like a wounded dog
The speaker screams in pain.
Tear after tear
The speaker sheds tears.
I wished you weren't near
Expresses a desire for distance from the listener.
If I'd never met you
If the speaker had never met the listener, they wouldn't be in their current situation.
I wouldn't be tied up in your cellar
The speaker feels trapped by the listener, metaphorically held captive.
Every night you torment me
The listener haunts the speaker's thoughts every night, causing torment.
Please leave me be
The speaker pleads for the listener to leave them alone.
Every night you torment me
Reiteration of the plea to be freed from the torment.
Please set me free
Continued plea for liberation from the listener's influence.
You beat me, you spoon me
Describes various abusive actions from the listener towards the speaker.
No matter what, you don't feed me
The listener neglects the speaker's needs, not providing care or sustenance.
You kick me, cuddle up to me
Contrasts abusive actions with moments of apparent care from the listener.
And when I cry you don't console me
The listener fails to provide comfort when the speaker is distressed.
You promise, and promise, and promise
The listener repeatedly promises to set the speaker free.
To set me free
Continued promises of freedom from the listener's control.
To set me free
Repeated plea for liberation from the listener's control.
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