Your Body is a Weapon
Love's Weaponry: Unveiling the Meaning Behind The Wombats' Anthem
Lyrics
Sometimes I like to go uptown
Sometimes, I like to go uptown.
Where flashy people flash around
Uptown, where flashy and extravagant people gather.
It's extortionate and I don't care
Despite the high cost, I don't mind.
You can taste the pretence in the air
The atmosphere exudes pretentiousness.
And I wonder what you wear tonight
Contemplating what you might be wearing tonight.
The shiny black dress with the slit at the thigh
Imagining a specific outfit, perhaps a shiny black dress.
Is this such fantasy that I should think
Questioning if it's unrealistic to think you could love someone like me.
Someone like you could love a creep like me
Expressing self-doubt about being worthy of your love.
Your body is a weapon, love
Your body is compared to a weapon, invoking strong emotions.
And it makes me wanna cry
The intensity makes the speaker want to cry.
My body is a temple of doom
Describing the speaker's body as a doomed temple.
Doomed not to be by your side
Expressing the unfortunate fate of not being with you.
I like my job when I do it well
Expressing satisfaction in a freelance job, despite low pay.
It's freelance work and it pays like hell
Highlighting the practicality of a small living space.
But I can get us a place with one bedroom
Choosing you over the need for friends.
Who needs a friend when I got you
Emphasizing the importance of the romantic relationship.
Your body is a weapon, love
Reiterating the idea that your body is a powerful force.
And it makes me wanna cry
The strength of this force induces emotional distress.
My body is a temple of doom
Recalling the speaker's body as a doomed temple.
Doomed not to be by your side
Reiterating the pain of not being with you.
And I don't come here for the exclusivity
Stating that exclusivity is not the motivation for being there.
I just come here for the view
Desiring the view and a slim chance of closeness or conversation.
And the minuscule chance of some close proximity
Hoping for a cool, albeit awkward, interaction with you.
Or an awkward conversation with you
Yeah that'd be cool
Expressing enthusiasm for the prospect of such an encounter.
Your body is a weapon, love
Repeating the comparison of your body to a potent weapon.
And it rips me up inside
The impact of this comparison is tearing the speaker apart internally.
My body is a temple of doom
Restating the speaker's body as a doomed temple.
Doomed not to be
Reiterating the unfortunate separation from you.
Doomed not to be by your side
Someone protect me from the one I love
-Someone protect me from the one I love
-Someone protect me from the one I love
-Someone protect me from the one I, one I love
-Someone protect me from the one I love
-Someone protect me from the one I love
-Someone protect me from the one I love
-Someone protect me from the one I, one I love
-Someone protect me from the one I love
-Someone protect me from the one I love
-Someone protect me from the one I, one I love
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