Lyrics
This is the story of two lovers: anemone and kerosene
Describing the relationship between two lovers using metaphors: anemone and kerosene, suggesting a volatile and potentially destructive connection.
Liquid burning, like torch at the bottom of the sea.
Comparing their intense emotions to a burning liquid, possibly signifying passion or turmoil that exists deeply.
Never tell me the awful things you have done for money
Requesting not to reveal morally questionable actions taken for monetary gain.
And dress me in the clothes of my younger days when you bury me.
Asking to be dressed in clothes reminiscent of youth when buried, perhaps longing for innocence or simpler times.
'Cause it was all a bad, bad dream
Repeated emphasis on the experience being a terrible dream, suggesting a sense of disbelief or wishing it weren't real.
It was all a bad, bad, bad dream
-It was all a bad, bad, bad, bad dream
-We never saw anything, it was only light reflecting
Implies a lack of clear perception or understanding, only seeing reflections instead of reality.
We walked to the water arms in arm as friends
Depicts a transition from friendship to a deeper romantic relationship, encountering challenges symbolized by a valley laden with mines and the destructive force of time.
But when we crossed over we were lovers swimming in the bitter end
-And a valley stretched before us but the grass was laden with mines
-And with every explosion came a swing of the wrecking ball of time
-But it was all a bad, bad dream
Reiterating the experience as a distressing dream, reinforcing the disbelief or desire for it not to be true.
It was all a bad, bad, bad dream
-It was all a bad, bad, bad, bad dream
-We never saw anything, it was only light reflecting
Reemphasizes the lack of clear perception, seeing only reflections and not the reality.
So put on a smile, when the tears start to fall
Suggests putting on a façade of happiness despite experiencing sadness or distress.
'Cause all this, all this is better than nothing
Implies that enduring the difficulties in the relationship is better than having nothing at all, perhaps indicating a preference for a flawed relationship over loneliness.
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