If you consider the lyrics on Eyes of Thousand it sounds like this one might be about a toxic relationship with a manipulator.
If you consider the lyrics on Eyes of Thousand it sounds like this one might be about a toxic relationship with a manipulator.
The switch from "You fucking liar" to "Poison me my darling" refers to how the victim often starts seeing through the lies and the manipulation, yet are so broken down and attached in an unhealthy way that they end up staying and accepting the treatment.
The switch from "You fucking liar" to "Poison me my darling" refers to how the victim often starts seeing through the lies and the manipulation, yet are so broken down and attached in an unhealthy way that they end up staying and accepting the treatment.
The previous track on this album "I'm charming" seems to be from the perspective of the perpetrator.
The previous track on this album "I'm charming" seems to be from the perspective of the perpetrator.
For anyone who has ever been in a relationship with a covert narcissist it ought to be quite clear what this song is about.
For anyone who has ever been in a relationship with a covert narcissist it ought to be quite clear what this song is about.
It's not about a spider, he is using that as a metaphor for malicious, manipulative women.
It's not about a spider, he is using that as a metaphor for malicious, manipulative women.
The type of woman to lure you in by mirroring your personality, wearing nice perfumes, always dressing up and wearing the mask of your soulmate; Until you're trapped in her web, manipulated to the very core, broken down and a "mere shell of a man".
The type of woman to lure you in by mirroring your personality, wearing nice perfumes, always dressing up and wearing the mask of your soulmate; Until you're trapped in her web, manipulated to the very core, broken down and a "mere shell of a man".
"Enchanting the flower of disease, beware her silken surprise" They've mastered the art of being...
"Enchanting the flower of disease, beware her silken surprise" They've mastered the art of being charming, they spend hours on looking good and picking the right outfit, but ultimately their only goal is to "Suck you dry" and move on to the next victim to "Quench their ravenous thirst" for money, favours and attention.
I have always felt that it was a shame that Harold was defeated at the battle of Hastings in 1066 and Richard III was defeated at the battle of Bosworth. How the course of history can change quite dramatically in one day.
I have always felt that it was a shame that Harold was defeated at the battle of Hastings in 1066 and Richard III was defeated at the battle of Bosworth. How the course of history can change quite dramatically in one day.
This song is about a medieval knight who fought for King Richard III at the battle of Bosworth in August 1485
This song is about a medieval knight who fought for King Richard III at the battle of Bosworth in August 1485
P.J. Soles was the world's oldest high school kid
P.J. Soles was the world's oldest high school kid
The fact that some comments here attribute the meaning to events decades after it was written speaks to its timeless quality, but obviously it wasn't meant as a prediction.
The fact that some comments here attribute the meaning to events decades after it was written speaks to its timeless quality, but obviously it wasn't meant as a prediction.
The signature vocal loop running under it all becomes a kind of auditory cage surrounding everything on top; it's all the same, there is no escape. In the few moments that overlay the loop are like a struggle to break free, though it never really happens. It's like the song is an lament, a dire against the indifference of the cold modern world.
The signature vocal loop running under it all becomes a kind of auditory cage surrounding everything on top; it's all the same, there is no escape. In the few moments that overlay the loop are like a struggle to break free, though it never really happens. It's like the song is an lament, a dire against the indifference of the cold modern world.
Most of...
Most of the imagery would relate most closely to the rise of the 1950s/60s military industrial complex. During the Cold War more than half of the US and Soviet nuclear arsenals would have been "delivered" via airplane bombers. Hence "Here come the planes" could be interpreted as the end of the world.
However, for Anderson who came of age in years of Vietnam war, she was as likely referring to shocking level of indiscriminate bombing, especially that of Cambodia which only really became public in the late 70s. This was just a couple of years before she wrote the song.
Certainly every conflict we've seen since that time has only reinforced the message.
I believe this song is expressing the aggressor sort of taunting a victim in a violent situation; begging for a reaction to the violence "show your teeth", give me that cry for help, let me watch you beg for help.
I believe this song is expressing the aggressor sort of taunting a victim in a violent situation; begging for a reaction to the violence "show your teeth", give me that cry for help, let me watch you beg for help.
I think this one links with "Flies" in that they're describing an unhealthy relationship with a manipulative psychopath, from two points of view.
I think this one links with "Flies" in that they're describing an unhealthy relationship with a manipulative psychopath, from two points of view.