| Breaking Benjamin – What Lies Beneath Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I personally think this song is about rape. "Take a breath Hold it in Start a fight You won't win Had enough Let's begin Nevermind I don't care All in all You're no good You don't cry Like you should Let it go If you could When love dies in the end" He's daring her to fight him, and then belittling her. I think the "when love dies in the end" could refer to the victim feeling isolated and not being able to express her love for anyone afterward, OR the attacker was someone she trusted and loved. "So I'll find what lies beneath Your sick twisted smile As I lay underneath Your cold jaded eyes Now you turn the tide on me 'Cause you're so unkind I will always be here For the rest of my life" This is what the victim is thinking. He turned the tide on her by doing this and she knows her life is never gonna be the same so she'll always be where she is. I guess it could also be referring to he aftermath and she feels like she'll never heal. "Here we go Does it hurt Say goodbye to this world I will not Be undone Come to life It gets worse All in all You're no good You don't cry Like you should I'll be gone when you fall Your sad life Says it all" He's in mid-act, almost mocking her asking if it hurts, and telling her to say goodbye to the world she knows because it won't ever be the same. He's almost getting a power trip off of it. and again, the second part is just belitting her. Him saying "your sad life says it all" is another allusion to the aftermath of rape and how she will be fucked up for a while. the chorus again is what she's thinking, and the bridgeything of "Don't carry me under You're the devil in disguise God sing for the hopeless I'm the one you left behind" is also her thinking. It's clearly someone she trusted, the devil in disguise, and she's crying out to god and feeling like he's forsaken her by allowing this to happen. just my two cents but this is how I interpreted it. |
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