Reptile
Love's Betrayal Unveiled: The Reptilian Dance of Heartbreak
Lyrics
Too dangerous to keep
Refers to something too dangerous to keep.
Too feeble to let go
Describes something too weak to release or let go.
And you want to bite the hand
Expresses a desire to harm or betray someone who helped.
Should've stopped this long ago
Regret for not ending a situation or relationship earlier.
Go now, you've been set free
Suggests a sense of liberation or release.
Another month or so you'll be gorging on me
Implies a prediction of future harm or negative consequences.
With your lovely smile
Observation of a charming or deceptive smile.
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail
Depicts the departure of someone with reptilian traits.
Your flickering tongue and your rattling scales
Details physical characteristics of a reptile.
Like a real reptile
Comparing the individual to a real reptile, possibly emphasizing deceit or coldness.
Had you coiled around my arm
Describes an intimate connection with the person or thing.
How could you ever know
Expresses the difficulty of understanding or predicting actions.
How I loved your diamond eyes
Recalls admiration for someone's attractive eyes.
But that was long ago
Acknowledges a past love that no longer exists.
Go now, you've been set free
Reiteration of the sense of freedom or release.
Another month or so you'll poisoning me
Forecasts future harm resulting from the released entity.
With your lovely smile
Observation of a charming or deceptive smile, again.
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail
Repetition of the departure of someone with reptilian traits.
Your flickering tongue and your rattling scales
Reiteration of physical characteristics of a reptile.
Like a real reptile
Reemphasis on comparing the individual to a real reptile.
And I should've believed Eve
Reference to the biblical character Eve and her advice to avoid harm.
She said we had to blow
Recollection of the need to take decisive action, possibly to prevent negative consequences.
She was the apple of my eye
Describes someone who was cherished but led to negative outcomes.
It wasn't long ago
Indicates that the negative outcomes happened recently.
Go now, you've been set free
Repetition of the sense of freedom or release, with a warning of future harm.
Another month or so you'll poisoning me
Reiteration of the prediction of future harm from the released entity.
With your lovely smile
Observation of a charming or deceptive smile, once again.
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail
Repetition of the departure of someone with reptilian traits.
Your flickering tongue and your rattling scales
Reiteration of physical characteristics of a reptile.
Like a real reptile
Final emphasis on comparing the individual to a real reptile.
Oh go now, you've been set free
Final call for the entity to go, emphasizing the sense of freedom.
Another month or so you'll poisoning me
Last warning of future harm from the released entity.
With your lovely smile
Final observation of a charming or deceptive smile.
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail
Final repetition of the departure of someone with reptilian traits.
Your flickering tongue and your rattling scales
Final reiteration of physical characteristics of a reptile.
Like a real reptile
Closing emphasis on comparing the individual to a real reptile.
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