Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge Unveiled: A Tale of Fortune, Justice, and Laughter
Lyrics
Fourteen and one half years
Expressing the duration of time being referenced.
You know I was good fortune's slave
The speaker considers themselves fortunate but acknowledges being controlled by luck.
Road map on my face
Metaphorically describing the impact of experiences on the speaker's face.
Up to my neck in lucky breaks
The speaker has had many fortunate opportunities or chances.
Cover your eyes
Advising someone to avoid seeing something unpleasant or shocking.
Don't look now
A repetition of the advice to avoid looking at something.
And durin' all that time
Referring to a period in the speaker's life characterized by a carefree attitude.
You know I wore this reckless coat
Describing a coat as reckless, possibly symbolizing the speaker's bold choices.
Filled up with matchstick men
The coat is filled with "matchstick men," suggesting vulnerability and fragility.
And all the bibles that you wrote
Mentioning religious texts and their impact on the speaker's life.
Cover your eyes, Don't look now X2
A repetition of the advice to cover one's eyes and not look at something.
First I'll get even
Expressing the desire for retribution or settling a score.
And then I'll make you proud
A commitment to achieving justice and making someone proud.
Revenge is sweeter
Highlighting the satisfaction of revenge when one can openly laugh about it.
When you can laugh out loud
And from these bitterroots
Referring to a transformation from a difficult experience, creating something powerful.
You know I made a potent shine
Using "bitterroots" metaphorically to represent challenging circumstances.
One-half kerosene
Describing a concoction made with kerosene, possibly symbolizing a volatile solution.
One-half justice all gone blind
Justice has become compromised or lost in the process.
First I'll get even
A repetition of the desire for retribution and justice.
And then I'll make you proud
A commitment to achieving justice and making someone proud.
Revenge is sweeter
Reiterating the satisfaction of revenge when one can openly laugh about it.
When you can laugh out loud
Swing it low, swing it low
Encouraging a low or subtle approach to achieving revenge.
Swing it: sweet revenge X2
Emphasizing the concept of revenge as a swinging motion.
Swing it low
A repetition of the swinging motion and the idea of sweet revenge.
Sweet revenge
First I'll get even
A repetition of the desire for retribution and justice.
And then I'll make you proud
A commitment to achieving justice and making someone proud.
Revenge is sweeter
Reiterating the satisfaction of revenge when one can openly laugh about it.
When you can laugh out loud
Swing it low, swing it low
Encouraging a low or subtle approach to achieving revenge.
Swing it: sweet revenge X2
Emphasizing the concept of revenge as a swinging motion.
Swing it low
A repetition of the swinging motion and the idea of sweet revenge.
Sweet revenge
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