Lyrics
The music is wild and and the music is angry
The music is intense and filled with anger.
For a moment we spoke the same broken language
There was a moment when we understood each other despite speaking a broken language.
And the sky looks like Mexico in movies
The sky resembles the depiction of Mexico in movies.
Cause the sunset cuts the silence like a marigold machete
The sunset disrupts the silence dramatically, akin to a marigold machete.
I'd never lie to you
An assertion of honesty toward the listener.
But I would lie to myself
Admitting a willingness to deceive oneself.
So let's keep running on these fumes
Suggesting a desire to continue despite challenges.
And walking on egg shells
Navigating a delicate situation cautiously.
Drinking poison cause I'm thirsty
Metaphorically consuming harmful substances due to inner thirst.
Swimming in bleach cause I'm dirty
Engaging in self-destructive behavior symbolized by swimming in bleach.
Not that anyone's keeping score
Emphasizing that no one is keeping track of mistakes.
But I came in search of a secret chord
Expressing a quest for something profound or significant.
To find the music ripped and torn...
Describing the state of the music as damaged and torn.
I follow you blind into Friday night
Blindly following someone into a night filled with uncertainty.
Demise in your eyes
Noting a sense of demise reflected in the other person's eyes.
And your smiles a disguise
Highlighting that a smile may hide true feelings.
It's natural to kiss with your eyelids closed
Suggesting that kissing is natural with closed eyelids.
Ensure that your thoughts stay undisclosed
Encouraging keeping thoughts private.
Cause I was the fire
Metaphorically describing oneself as fire and the other as a flood.
And you were the flood
Indicating a deceptive act for personal gain.
Lying straight faced for a taste of my blood
Describing a situation where lies are told for a taste of one's blood.
These frozen veins that we don't discuss
Acknowledging unspoken issues represented by frozen veins.
Cause it's just mistrust and it's lust that I love
Expressing a complex mix of mistrust and passionate love.
I'd never lie to you
Reiterating a commitment to honesty with the listener.
But I would lie to myself
Acknowledging a potential for self-deception.
So let's keep running on these fumes
Advocating to continue despite challenges.
And walking on egg shells
Continuing to navigate a delicate situation with caution.
And I can't sleep cause I know I need to
Expressing difficulty sleeping due to awareness of responsibilities.
Cause I won't be enough to keep you
Realizing personal limitations in maintaining a relationship.
I'm so sorry, cinnamon girl
Apologizing to a specific person referred to as "cinnamon girl."
All I ever was, was a sinner man, girl
Reflecting on being a flawed individual ("sinner man").
And this disco's back in dribs and drabs
Describing a return to a past state, but with diminished excitement.
But the sheen is matte and the feelings lapsed
Noting a loss of intensity and emotion in the current situation.
You were the first to see the cracks
Acknowledging the awareness of flaws by someone close.
And I just want the pieces back
Expressing a desire to regain lost elements of a relationship.
And the sex it screams the hunger sings
Describing a passionate and primal aspect of a physical relationship.
That all this was, was just a fling
Characterizing the entire experience as a short-term affair.
And I remember everything
Remembering all aspects of the past relationship.
The way it feels to be a king
Reflecting on the feeling of empowerment and fulfillment.
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