I've been trying to keep my grip, yeah I think I'm over this
I can hear it now, oh no
Yeah, my tongue, I'll let it slip, why'd I do those things I did?
I can taste it now, oh no

I'll try my best, how much do I invest?
Like cardiac arrest, high voltage in her lips
I'll try my best, how much do I invest?
Like cardiac arrest, high voltage when we kiss

My innards turn, your eyes, they roll, I'll be there to take the fall
I can feel it now, oh no
Same old story since day one, but I've got no place to run
I can see it now, oh no

I'll try my best, how much do I invest?
Like cardiac arrest, high voltage in her lips
I'll try my best, how much do I invest?
Like cardiac arrest, high voltage when we kiss

High voltage in her lips, they catch me when I slip
High voltage in her lips, they catch me when I slip

I'll try my best, how much do I invest?
Like cardiac arrest, high voltage in her lips
I'll try my best, how much do I invest?
Like cardiac arrest, high voltage when we kiss

Like cardiac arrest, high voltage in her lips
Like cardiac arrest, high voltage when we kiss

I'll try my best, how much do I invest?
Like cardiac arrest, high voltage in her lips
I'll try my best, how much do I invest?


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Cardiac Arrest Lyrics as written by Gavin Austin Bennett Christopher Michael Bowman

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    My Interpretation

    "I've been trying to keep my grip Yeah I think I'm over this I can hear it now, oh no, oh no"

    When you try to get over someone or something, then you start to feel over it and you feel good about that. Then someone will say something that reminds you of what you're trying to forget, then you think about them or it again.

    "Yeah my tongue will let it slip Why'd I do those things I did I can taste it now, oh no, oh no"

    Sometimes you mess up, and you yourself will mention something that reminds you of a person, situation, ect. He feels he messed up and has realized this. Now he's asking himself why. It's getting so bad he can "taste" it.

    "I'll try my best How much do I invest Like cardiac arrest High voltage in her lips I'll try my best How much do I invest Like cardiac arrest High voltage when we kiss"

    This part just tells me the song is about a girl. So I think this whole hook is about him loving this woman, but can't quite "catch" her. He wants to try his best to get her, but he does'nt want to go overboard with it, so he doesn't know how much to invest. And this woman's lips to him are like high voltage, and when he thinks of kissing her he's so overwhelmed it's like being put in cardiac arrest.

    "My innards turn, your eyes they roll I'll be there, you take the fall I can feel it now, oh no, oh no Same old story since day one But I've got no place to run I can see it now, oh no, oh no"

    First it's actually "I'll be there, to take the fall" So he gets that butterfly feeling in his gut from her, but her eyes just roll, which makes me think this girl has no interest. Even though she doesn't, he'll still take falls for her, in hopes she will change her mind. He can feel her dis-interest now.

    "Same old story since day one But I've got no place to run I can see it now, oh no, oh no"

    He's been trying to catch this woman, asking her out, but she keeps making up excuses. He's fallen in love with this woman, and he doesn't want to go for anyone else. But he's finally seeing that it's just not going to happen.

    "High voltage in her lips They catch me when I slip"

    I think this is just him saying if he was to have her and be able to kiss her, the mistakes he's made would not matter, and his problems would slip away.

    Guilitineon May 15, 2014   Link

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