| The Sisters of Mercy – Possession Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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@[Dude555:37082] Excellent, deep analysis. I don't see the reference to death. If anything the song suggests a repetition of the same dynamic, which is problematic. "Cuts two ways" IMHO means that the relationship (unexpectedly) also harmed him, causing him to cry." The expression is a play on the well-established "cuts both ways." |
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| The Sisters of Mercy – Possession Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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"Possession" as the title indicates a dominant/subordinate relationship. "Carrion," "prey for me" and "taking over" in the first lines reaffirm that the dominant person has devoured the subordinate, the prey - who was believed herself to be a "wildchild," and whose relationship "brought the house down around her head." However, in a plot twist, the "fact takes over" revealing the "fiction" of the superior's fondness and "exposing his lies." Does she leave? The song doesn't go that far, but the dynamic changes! Now the formerly superior person is crying: "I do my crying - Breaking down for you." I dig the synth and the drums. |
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