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| Florence + the Machine – Girl with One Eye Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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I always saw this song being about sexual abuse and the need to relive the trauma, because the song switches from a “victim” POV to an “abuser” POV. The narrator is a grown man who suffered sexual abuse as a child from a woman, and repeats his past traumas on women. “They” were the ones that hurt him, and he now has the upper hand. He does it to prove to himself he’s not the scared little boy anymore, that now he has power over the situation. |
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| Purity Ring – Bodyache Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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I think the song is about how the artist is in a relationship and she sees the emotional toll her partner takes being with her. Maybe she has some sort of mental illness that is very taxing on the both of them. Her partner works so hard to make sure she's okay, and keeps their troubles to themselves. She wants to see her partner let go, to show themself to her. She feels guilt over how her partner is also suffering but she can't help. She wants them to open up to her and the song is her admitting guilt and trying to get them to open up. |
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