Well, I met you at the blood bank
We were looking at the bags
Wondering if any of the colors
Matched any of the names we knew on the tags

You said "see lookit, that's yours
Stacked on top with your brother's
See how they resemble one another
Even in their plastic little covers"

And I said I know it well

That secret that you knew
But don't know how to tell
It fucks with your honor
And it teases your head
But you know that it's good, girl
'Cause its running you with red

Then the snow started falling
We were stuck out in your car
You were rubbing both of my hands
Chewing on a candy bar

You said "ain't this just like the present
To be showing up like this"
As a moon waned to crescent
We started to kiss

And I said I know it well

That secret that we know
That we don't know how to tell
I'm in love with your honor
I'm in love with your cheeks
What's that noise up the stairs babe?
Is that Christmas morning creaks?

And I said I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well


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Blood Bank Lyrics as written by Justin Deyarmond Edison Vernon

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    My Interpretation

    Whenever I come on here, I often find that nobody shares my point of view about a song. And I think that's what's actually brilliant about lyrics, that they mean something completely different to each individual. So, here's my view on it...

    I see this song as the story of a relationship, where the guy is talking to the girl, about how they met, "Well I met you at the blood bank, etc.", about a secret she had, which I think is self-harm, though I'm probably co,pletely wrong - that's what it means for me! "I said I know it well, that sceret that you know, but you don't know how to tell, it fucks with your honor, and it teases your head, but you know that it's good, girl, because it's running you with red". He then goes on to talk about how they grew closer, getting stuck in the snow together, etc. And then I see it as a leap forward in time - they're married, and the secret becomes both of theirs "I said I know it well, that secret that we know, etc.". But he loves her anyway "I'm in love with your honor, I'm in love with your cheeks". The "Christmas morning creaks" could be a reference to children... Which could also explain the "That secret that we know, but don't know how to tell"... Anyway, that's just what it means to me.

    miss-r0ckon August 03, 2011   Link

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