Lyrics
If you gave me a fresh carnation
Receiving a symbol of purity and beauty (fresh carnation) would result in its destruction, reflecting a destructive nature.
I would only crush its tender petals
Expresses a tendency to harm or ruin delicate things, suggesting a lack of appreciation for beauty or fragility.
With me you'll have no escape
Implies a lack of freedom or escape in a relationship with the speaker, indicating a sense of entrapment.
And at the same time there'll be nowhere to settle -
Suggests a restless and unsettled existence, with a simultaneous lack of a stable environment.
I trample down all life in my wake
Conveys a destructive nature, symbolized by the speaker trampling down everything in their path.
I eat it up and take the cake
Highlights a selfish and voracious attitude, consuming everything and taking advantage of situations.
I just avert my eyes to the pain
Describes the speaker avoiding or ignoring the pain caused to others, showing a lack of empathy.
Of someone's loss helping my gain
Suggests the speaker benefits from the losses of others, reinforcing a self-centered and opportunistic character.
If you gave me a dream for my pocket
Receiving a dream from the speaker would be futile or inappropriate, hinting at unattainable or misguided aspirations.
You'd be plugging in the wrong socket
Metaphorically warns against aligning oneself with the speaker, as it would lead to negative consequences.
With me there's no room for the future
Indicates a lack of space for personal growth or progress in a relationship with the speaker.
With me there's no room with a view at all -
Emphasizes the absence of a positive or optimistic outlook when associated with the speaker.
I am out of season all year 'round
Describes the speaker as being perpetually out of sync or inappropriate, defying conventional norms.
Hear machinery roar to my empty sound
Depicts a lifeless and hollow existence, with the speaker's presence accompanied by mechanical and empty noises.
Touch my heart and feel winter
Associates the speaker with emotional coldness or lack of warmth, using winter as a metaphor for emotional distance.
Hold my hand and be doomed forever -
Forewarns that getting close to the speaker leads to inevitable doom or negative consequences.
If you gave me a fresh carnation
Repetition of the destructive impact on a fresh carnation, reinforcing the theme of harm and destruction.
I would only crush its tender petals
Reiteration of the destruction of tender petals, underscoring the consistent destructive nature of the speaker.
With me you'll have no escape
Restates the lack of escape and absence of a settling place, emphasizing the entrapment and instability in the relationship.
And at the same time there'll be nowhere to settle.
Reiterates the simultaneous lack of escape and settling place, emphasizing the bleak prospects of being associated with the speaker.
And if you're wondering by now who I am
Poses a question about the speaker's identity and suggests self-reflection by looking in the mirror.
Look no further than the mirror -
Encourages self-awareness by implying that the speaker's identity is within oneself.
Because I am the Greed and Fear
Reveals the speaker as embodying qualities of greed and fear, as well as harboring hate within others.
And every ounce of Hate in you.
Concludes with a powerful statement about the negative emotions residing within the listener, possibly influenced by the speaker.
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