Lyrics
Be a crime if I offended you
Expressing concern about causing offense and acknowledging potential wrongdoing.
With my estranged religion
Referring to a sense of detachment from conventional religious beliefs.
I've been chain smoken cigarettes
Indicating a long-term habit of smoking, possibly as a coping mechanism.
Since I felt my first ignition
Recalling the beginning of a personal journey or experience.
Don't want you to believe me
Expressing a desire for understanding without necessarily seeking belief.
Just want you to release me
Seeking emotional freedom or release from a situation or relationship.
I'm the son of a preacher
Identifying a familial background with a preacher but distancing from angelic purity.
Ain't no angels in my head
Acknowledging a complex or troubled state of mind.
You're preachin' snow-white
Contrasting outward purity with a hidden, potentially violent, reality.
But the stain on your switchblade's red
Highlighting a contradiction between appearances and underlying danger.
So don't expect no roses
Rejecting conventional romantic gestures due to a perceived lack of refinement.
I never had much class
Admitting a lack of traditional sophistication or manners.
Don't want Mona Lisa
Rejecting the idealization of beauty, symbolized by the mention of Mona Lisa.
All I want is your trash
Expressing a preference for authenticity and rawness over refinement.
In my veins
Introducing the metaphor of something intense and essential coursing through the veins.
Make it last
Desiring the intensity to endure over time.
For days
Emphasizing a prolonged experience of the intense feeling.
Want your beast
Expressing a desire for the untamed or primal aspects of the person.
Need your rage
Seeking the passionate and unrestrained emotions of the other person.
Feel you burnin' up, sister
Feeling the intensity and passion of the other person.
In my veins
Reiterating the metaphor of something intense flowing through the veins.
Devil diggin' deeper
Acknowledging a struggle or challenge represented by the devil.
I'm still hangin' by a thread
Indicating a precarious situation or existence, possibly hanging on by a thin margin.
Don't be talkin' about love
Rejecting discussions or expectations related to conventional love.
Don't you know that superstition's dead
Dismissing superstitions as outdated or irrelevant.
And I ain't nobody' savior
Rejecting the role of a savior or someone who can fix others' problems.
So don't expect no flash
Rejecting flashy or showy gestures.
Don't want Mona Lisa
Reiterating a preference for authenticity over idealized beauty.
All I want is your trash
Expressing a desire for genuine and unfiltered emotions or experiences.
A graphic disposition
Describing a visually appealing and provocative demeanor.
Makes such a sexy girl
Connecting attractiveness to a bold or unconventional disposition.
You can turn the Kiss of Death
Suggesting the transformative power of passion, turning something negative into something beautiful.
Into Mother of Pearl
Expressing a desire for the unfiltered and raw emotions of the other person.
Need your trash
Reiterating the desire for authentic and unrefined emotions.
In my veins
Recalling the metaphor of something intense flowing through the veins.
Make it last
Reiterating the desire for the intensity to endure over time.
For days
Emphasizing a prolonged experience of the intense feeling.
Want your beast
Repeating the desire for the untamed or primal aspects of the person.
In my cage
Expressing a desire for the passionate and unrestrained emotions of the other person within a confined space.
Feel your burnin' up, sister
Feeling the intensity and passion of the other person.
In my veins
Reiterating the metaphor of something intense flowing through the veins.
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