Something That You Said
Love's Deadly Dance: Unveiling the Dark Poetry of 'Something That You Said'
Lyrics
The perfect love song it has now words it only has death threats
The ideal love song contains no words but rather conveys threats of violence.
And you can tell a classic ballad by how threatening it gets
A classic ballad is characterized by the level of threat it conveys.
So if you walk into your house and she's cutting up your mother
If you find your partner harming your mother, it may be an extreme way of expressing intense love.
She's only trying to tell you that she loves you like no other
Chopping up the mother symbolizes a unique, intense expression of love.
No other, she loves you like no other.
Emphasizes the exclusivity and intensity of the love being expressed.
The only emotions that I know are love and hate
The speaker experiences only love and hate as emotions.
And she's chopping & she's changing & it's making you afraid
The partner's actions are causing fear by being unpredictable and changing.
I said close your eyes and imagine that I'm nice
The speaker suggests imagining a pleasant scenario to counteract the fear.
She'll kiss you or she'll kill you but you'll just have to wait
Anticipation of either a kiss or harm, emphasizing uncertainty in the relationship.
Because some things that I do make you go blue
Some of the speaker's actions cause distress or sadness in the partner.
And something that you said made me go red
The partner's words evoke anger or embarrassment in the speaker.
The perfect love has no emotions, it only harbours doubt
An ideal love lacks emotions and harbors doubt, portraying a complex and challenging relationship.
And if she fears your intentions she will cut you out
If the partner doubts intentions, they may sever ties without emotional expression.
So do not raise your voice and do not shake your fist
Advice to avoid aggression; instead, comply with the partner's wishes.
Just pass her the carving knife, if that's what she insists
Suggests giving the partner a carving knife if that's what they desire.
Insists, if that's what she insists
Reiterates the importance of adhering to the partner's wishes.
A hate tattoo on my brain and a love one on my heart
Describes contrasting feelings of hate and love, symbolized by tattoos on the brain and heart.
I'd love to hate you, like I love you
The desire to simultaneously love and hate the partner.
and just tear your dreams apart
Expresses a willingness to destroy the partner's dreams while still having affection.
I said close your eyes and imagine that I'm nice
Repeats the suggestion to imagine a positive scenario to counteract negativity.
Cupid's arrow looking more like Cupid's poisoned dart
Cupid's arrow is portrayed as harmful rather than romantic.
Because some things that I do make you go blue
Similar to line 12, the speaker's actions cause distress in the partner.
And something that you said made me go red
The partner's words provoke a strong emotional reaction in the speaker.
Because some things that I do make you go blue
Repetition of the idea that the speaker's actions cause distress in the partner.
And something that you said made me go red
Repetition of the idea that the partner's words provoke a strong emotional reaction in the speaker.
The perfect kiss is dry as sand and doesn't take your breath
The perfect kiss is portrayed as emotionless and not taking one's breath away.
The perfect kiss is with the boy that you've just stabbed to death
An ironic description of the perfect kiss involving harm or violence.
Is with the boy that you've just stabbed to death
Repetition of the ironic idea that the perfect kiss involves harm or violence.
Is with the boy that you've just stabbed to death
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