This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
My love, my love, you're the sting of the scorpion.
Consider, now, the angels, a little lower than you.
And they twist and they turn, and they hold their breath 'til it's blue.
And they can't turn away like I can, when you're lookin' like you do.
Look at Black Betty, what they're tyin' to you.
You did the very thing, baby, that I asked you not to do.
Now you got yourself caught in this silk spiderweb.
I hope the money fills the holes, can see the roof is caving in.
My heart, my heart, you're the moon and her shining light.
Darkness and voider form, like you were keeping me alive.
And I've been dreaming of poisonings from the venom of my enemies.
Clever as the viper, dear, but gentle as a stampede of stones.
Look at Black Betty, what they're tyin' to you.
You did the very thing, baby, that I asked you not to do.
Now you got yourself caught in this silk spiderweb.
I hope the money fills the holes, can see the roof is caving in.
Consider, now, the angels, a little lower than you.
And they twist and they turn, and they hold their breath 'til it's blue.
And they can't turn away like I can, when you're lookin' like you do.
Look at Black Betty, what they're tyin' to you.
You did the very thing, baby, that I asked you not to do.
Now you got yourself caught in this silk spiderweb.
I hope the money fills the holes, can see the roof is caving in.
My heart, my heart, you're the moon and her shining light.
Darkness and voider form, like you were keeping me alive.
And I've been dreaming of poisonings from the venom of my enemies.
Clever as the viper, dear, but gentle as a stampede of stones.
Look at Black Betty, what they're tyin' to you.
You did the very thing, baby, that I asked you not to do.
Now you got yourself caught in this silk spiderweb.
I hope the money fills the holes, can see the roof is caving in.
Lyrics submitted by xheartbreakerx
Black Betty and the Moon Lyrics as written by Brian Fallon
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Yeah, my apologies - I tried to edit this and include the full lyrics when the album was out, but it looks as though it didn't work. Here's for anyone who needs them:
My love, my love, you're the sting of the scorpion Consider, now, the angels, a little lower than you And they twist and they turn, and they hold their breath 'til it's blue And they can't turn away like I can, when you're lookin' like you do
Looky Black Betty, what they're tying to you You did the very thing, baby, that I asked you not to do And now you got yourself caught in the silk spiderweb I hope the money fills the holes, can see the roof is caving in
My heart, my heart, you're the moon and her shining light Darkness and void of form, like you were keeping me alive And I've been dreaming of poisonings from the venom of my enemies Clever as the viper, dear, but gentle as a stampede of stones
Looky Black Betty, what they're tying to you You did the very thing, baby, that I asked you not to do Now you got yourself caught in the silk spiderweb I hope the money fills the holes, can see the roof is caving in
And they want you to doubt every trust that you've known And they wanna find the holes in the armor exposed And they come on whispering, If you just do this for me... And turn and show their teeth just before they're sinking in And better than described and deeper the decent I never thought we'd have to learn to doubt our friends And better than described, so much deeper the decent I never thought we'd have to learn to doubt our friends
Looky Black Betty, what they're tying to you You did the very thing, baby, that I asked you not to do Now you got yourself caught in the silk spiderweb I hope the money fills the holes, can see the roof is caving in
Looky Black Betty, what they're tying to you You did the very thing, baby, that I asked you not to do Now you got yourself caught in the silk spiderweb I hope the money fills the holes in the place I used to stand
@xheartbreakerx Love when the furious transition hits from the more resigned tone. He knew what would happen to someone new in his world, he warned her against the rapacious busybodies waiting in the shadows, but she didn’t get it immediately, didn’t see the trap, fell into it, and the trust in their relationship was shattered for good. Sucks. Horrible for all involved. But it recognizes that sometimes there’s no recovery and redemption able to be offered— sometimes your heart just can’t stand certain hurts, certain betrayals. He knew he wouldn’t be able to, tried to tell her, but she wasn’t part of that world and couldn’t see the threat coming before it was too late.
@xheartbreakerx Love when the furious transition hits from the more resigned tone. He knew what would happen to someone new in his world, he warned her against the rapacious busybodies waiting in the shadows, but she didn’t get it immediately, didn’t see the trap, fell into it, and the trust in their relationship was shattered for good. Sucks. Horrible for all involved. But it recognizes that sometimes there’s no recovery and redemption able to be offered— sometimes your heart just can’t stand certain hurts, certain betrayals. He knew he wouldn’t be able to, tried to tell her, but she wasn’t part of that world and couldn’t see the threat coming before it was too late.
I'm not really sure exactly what this song is about but the way I've interpreted it, it's about betrayal, the bits about doubting friends and "Black Betty" doing the "very thing" that he asked her not to do etc... I kind of interpretted the "silk spiderweb" as a more eloquent way of saying "web of lies". I don't know I'm just bullshitting, but yeah it's such a good song. I wish I could personally ask Brian to explain every song he's written to me.
I'm pretty sure it's "I hope the money fills the holes, 'cause, see, the roof is caving in", but it's the only real mistake I noticed.
Anyway, I think you're on the right track, l0vecats. It seems to be talking about a girl who has done quite a bit of lying to get her way and essentially find happiness in having her boyfriends buy her things. Thing is, she eventually loses track of everything she's wrapped up it and gets found out.
Both comments are fairly well on track. It's about friends selling their friends out for their own benefit.
Not all the lyrics by the way. There are other parts of the song that explain this a little better as well.
Amazing album.