This song is timeless, and nearly 20 years after its creation, still possesses the mystique it did the first time i heard it ~1994. To me, at first blush, all those years ago, it had some kind of homo-erotic allure. The line "so that the others may do" tells of something which must be done for others to follow suit. It felt like like some kind of roxy-glam-pop invitation to sexual liberation.
Upon further introspection I think the song may not have an intrinsic meaning, but simply represents a sort of "holding open the door" for people who otherwise might be affronted by this song/band's unusual style. I know, as a sort of armchair rock-historian, that there have been few bands so daring and so true to the sound that wanted to emerge from within, whether the creator wanted it or not. This band handled it with elegance and grace seldom, if ever, seen.
Could I have the image of doubt
Believe the 'picture walls' were so clear
The perfect human end with spite of word
That's what I thought I was about
The barrel was born straight through my head
Now you watch my everyday
Oh god understand
It wasn't me
Your nothing in common with the grief
You see, yeah
I'm not shouting
Pointing at you
You know that's something I wouldn't do
But there I was
The love of your life
Willing enough to kill us both
I cried
Sonic attack
Sonic attack
Sonic attack
Sonic attack
He's out of control
He's out of control
He's out of control
Wanted you to feed my strange desire
Can no longer face myself
What have I done
I really wanted to humiliate you
I really wanted to violate you
So there I was the love of your life
Insane enough to kill us both
Sonic attack
Inside my head
Sonic attack
As I toss you into bed
Sonic attack
Inside my head
Sonic attack
As I toss you into bed
Sonic attack
Get off my back
Sonic attack
Get off my fucking back
Sonic attack
Get off my back
Sonic attack
Get off my fucking back
Believe the 'picture walls' were so clear
The perfect human end with spite of word
That's what I thought I was about
The barrel was born straight through my head
Now you watch my everyday
Oh god understand
It wasn't me
Your nothing in common with the grief
You see, yeah
I'm not shouting
Pointing at you
You know that's something I wouldn't do
But there I was
The love of your life
Willing enough to kill us both
I cried
Sonic attack
Sonic attack
Sonic attack
Sonic attack
He's out of control
He's out of control
He's out of control
Wanted you to feed my strange desire
Can no longer face myself
What have I done
I really wanted to humiliate you
I really wanted to violate you
So there I was the love of your life
Insane enough to kill us both
Sonic attack
Inside my head
Sonic attack
As I toss you into bed
Sonic attack
Inside my head
Sonic attack
As I toss you into bed
Sonic attack
Get off my back
Sonic attack
Get off my fucking back
Sonic attack
Get off my back
Sonic attack
Get off my fucking back
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