Wicked Games Lyrics
To me this song is about a guy who was having "wicked games" being played with him and he is talking about how he is hurt but still going.
Well put, hes saying how he's been hurt but at the end of the day you're just going to have to get over it.
It's basically saying that you can't run away from your problems, you've got to face them head on.
"Running away is a stain in the mud"
Well this song is pretty straight forward I thought, but still has great meaning.
They use the metaphor of games to describe how everything that we do or go about things. Though truly it isn't a metaphor because the definition of a game is "anything resembling a game, as in requiring skill, endurance, or adherence to rules."
More specifically they are using this definition: "to act in an evasive, deceitful, manipulative, or trifling manner in dealing with others."
His first verse goes on to show the needlessness of games if people were open and open-minded with other. But the rest explains how it seems impossible when everyone is creating more defenses for others manipulation and greedy tactics while doing the same so that it creates an endless loop.
Sounds like the 'Wicked Games' that life can play on you. Sure you can run away from the problems life throws at you, but no matter what, 'you can't escape all these wicked games'.
My favourite line from this song is 'I've got moments to own that know my way'. Let that one sink in. Every moment or opponent you conquer, or even run away from, are part of a predefined direction. The opponent isn't necessarily another person, but whatever hardship life has placed in front of you.
I could go on for paragraphs explaining my thoughts on this song, but at the end of day it's easy to sum up quickly. This song covers most aspects of life and how it doesn't really matter how you tackle them; as life is full of wicked games.