| Tricky – Hell Is Round the Corner Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| The lyrics of this track are pure genius... my interpretation of it has evolved over the years and its meaning has just grown more and more sinister! Tricky may be simply artfully describing his personal struggles... but at a broader scope I feel he is hitting on an underlying common experience for many of us. I believe the song starts off suggesting a need to escape through drugs, fantasy, or ideology. This need comes from a chaotic life where heavy manipulation, pressure, and disadvantage is being laid upon us. He questions how much of what we do is of our independent will when we must conform to insure less punishment. The insanity resulting from this way of life renders us desperate and very capable of violence. We then are consumed with thoughts of destruction of ourselves or others... and in the end we have to accept this life and all the things we were influenced to do. Sheer genius! | |
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