This Is My Confession
Unveiling Dark Confessions: The Afghan Whigs' Revelations
Lyrics
This is my confession, angel.
This is an admission or revelation, directed towards someone seen as an angelic figure.
Let's not make too much about it.
Downplays the significance of the confession, suggesting a desire to minimize its impact or consequences.
This is my confession, angel.
Reiterates the confession, addressing the same angelic figure.
Let's not make too much about it.
Repeats the sentiment of downplaying the confession.
Don't say a word.
Advises the listener not to speak or take any action.
Don't do a thing.
Extends the instruction to refrain from doing anything.
Lock yourself inside, my dear.
Suggests isolation for the listener, possibly for their safety or to avoid external influences.
This is what I mean:
Clarifies the speaker's intention, emphasizing a forthcoming explanation.
I'm lying now -- I always do.
Admits to dishonesty, establishing a pattern of lying.
I know my way around the truth.
Asserts familiarity with the truth but implies a divergence from it.
My need for guilt demands fresh fuel.
Expresses a psychological need for guilt, suggesting a self-destructive tendency.
You've laid your trip upon me now.
Accuses the listener of imposing a psychological burden on the speaker.
Won't you take me with you?
Asks to be included or taken along on the listener's journey.
And, it was all just meat to me.
Devalues past experiences, suggesting emotional detachment or cynicism.
You were only meat to me.
Reduces the listener to an object, emphasizing emotional detachment.
This is my confession, angel.
Repeats the confession, maintaining the focus on the angelic figure.
Let's not make too much about it.
Reiterates the intention to downplay the significance of the confession.
This is my confession, angel.
Repeats the confession, suggesting a cyclical or habitual nature.
Let's not make too much about it.
Reiterates the desire to minimize the impact of the confession.
Don't say a word.
Reiterates the instruction for the listener to remain silent.
Don't do a thing.
Reiterates the instruction for the listener to refrain from action.
Don't you move a muscle.
Introduces a new instruction to remain completely still.
Worship silence as your king.
Encourages the listener to embrace silence as a ruler or authority.
Hide in the dark.
Suggests hiding in darkness as a means of protection or concealment.
Block out the light.
Advises blocking out light, possibly symbolizing avoidance of truth or clarity.
Tricked into believing that the dog wouldn't bite...
Describes a deception, where the speaker was misled into believing that harm wouldn't come.
And, it was all just meat to me.
Repeats the devaluation of past experiences, emphasizing emotional detachment.
You were only meat to me.
Restates the reduction of the listener to an object, reinforcing emotional detachment.
Comment