Horsehead
Forbidden Lakes and Broken Dreams: Unraveling the Meaning Behind The Jezabels' Horsehead
Lyrics
You take logic off the shelf
You discard logic or reason.
Deep in my heart like nobody else
My emotions are deeply embedded in my heart unlike anyone else's.
I'm dipping, now, in to forbidden lakes
I am venturing into forbidden territories or experiences.
I don't mind if you call me names
I am indifferent if you insult or criticize me.
It will remain your recurring theme
This behavior or situation will be a recurring pattern for you.
The ragdoll who you dare not mend
Refers to a vulnerable person you refuse to repair or help.
Be poppin' up on in your broken dreams
Appearing in your shattered dreams.
It won't stop until the rainbows end
It will persist until the very end or completion, symbolized by a rainbow.
Until the horse has its head
Until a situation reaches its climax or resolution.
So take logic off the shelf
Reiteration of discarding logic or reason.
Deep in my heart like nobody else
Reiteration of deep emotional involvement.
Love is a gun I cannot fight
Love is a powerful force that the speaker cannot resist.
A stronger hold than the hands of time
Love has a stronger grip than the passage of time.
So don't hate if you don't wear it
Don't criticize if you haven't experienced it.
Don't hate if you don't wear it
Reiteration of not passing judgment without experience.
A horsehead in your doorway
A mysterious or threatening presence symbolized by a horsehead in the doorway.
For you can cull the beast, cull the beast
You can eliminate the danger or threat.
And you can shear the sheep, sheer the sheep
You can manipulate or control the situation.
But if there comes a time when
At a critical moment when something significant happens.
When she opens up her doors
When a mysterious entity reveals itself.
When she comes down upon man
When this entity confronts humanity.
She will show him no remorse
The entity will not show mercy.
So take logic off the shelf
Reiteration of discarding logic from a broader perspective.
Deep in your heart and your vision of self
Deep within oneself, affecting self-perception.
Your cold blood is wearing thin
Your emotional detachment is diminishing.
Cold blood and the stain on me
Cold-blooded actions and the resulting stain on the speaker.
Look at the dear in the headlight
Refers to someone being paralyzed or stunned, possibly by fear or shock.
Look at the dear in the headlight
Repetition of being captivated or paralyzed, emphasizing unawareness.
You don't know it will be fine
The uncertain outcome is not guaranteed to be positive.
Look at the dear in the headlight
Repetition of being captivated, but a plea not to be afraid.
But don't you be terrified
Despite the captivating situation, there's no need for terror.
Of just a deer in the headlight
A comparison of a person to a deer caught in headlights, urging them not to be terrified.
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