| Deftones – Phantom Bride Lyrics | 5 years ago |
| This song speaks to me about addiction, in every form. I had 2 separate instances where the meaning of the lyrics hit me hard. The funny thing was I interpreted the lyrics differently both times. I love songs with lyrics that, depending on your state of mind or current situation, the meaning also seems to change or the way you hear the lyrics changes. When I first heard this song I was on the edge of a breakup with someone I had been friends with for almost two years and talked to almost every day. It had turned into a toxic relationship. We were driving together and I played this song and in that moment the lyrics hit me and I related the song to self talk of someone who was stuck in a toxic relationship. I say stuck because you’re not happy in the relationship yet you feel like you need the person or the interaction or attention, whether positive or negative, you just feel like you need it. And that need is the poison. Staying in a toxic relationship telling yourself lies that the pain is worth the few good times and in that lie you lose yourself over time. Then, about 2 years later, alone in my room, the lyrics hit me in a different way and I had the epiphany that the song is about addition in all forms and what it eventually does to a person. It’s a song of self talk as well as the voices of those who care about while they watch you lose yourself. For me, it was an eye opener both times the lyrics hit me. And the best/worst part is it’s so spot on when it comes to addiction and the way the addicted views their life. It’s a powerful song. | |
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