Every day there is some kind of darkness
That just won't go away no matter how hard I try
It crawls into your system while your guard is down
Becomes the ball that you drag around to

Every party
To every function
To give to people with written instructions
Don't try to get away
I'm here to stay
My name is fate

Every night sleep wonders on its own
Never once does it kiss me with its chloroform
It crawled into my system while my guard was down
Became the bore I like to have around

Every party
At every function
I give it to people with written instructions
Don't try to get away
I'm here to stay
My name is your fate

I've come to crush your bones
I've come to make you feel old
I've come to mess with your head
Cos it'll make you feel good
I've come to make you feel good [2]
I've come to make you feel good alright [4]

Come to the party
Come to the function
Give me aggression with written instructions
Don't try to get away
I'm here to stay
Hear me now


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Fait Accompli Lyrics as written by Toni Halliday Dean Garcia

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    It is definitely about dependence, perhaps chemical and definitely emotional. Chemical dependence makes sense since Toni Halliday who wrote the lyrics has been frank about her addiction and recovery.

    I believe it is also about that life making you dependent on the tedious vapid party people you become surrounded by because of it. From another emotional standpoint, it can refer to a romantic relationship that insinuates itself into your life to the point where you lose your own identity. Then that person eventually becomes "the bore (or boor, depending on her meaning) you drag around like a ball and chain. I believe she changes her narrative voice throughout the song talking in third person in some places and first person address at others:

    "I've come to crush your bones...mess with your head... coz it'll make you feel good" has two meanings.

    1. It can be seen as the narrative from the drugs point of view, as if they were personified.
    2. It is her not so subtle but playfully dark warning to anyone who would try to tie themselves to her fate through a romantic relationship. Kinda like, be careful you might get what you wish for.
    Endymion2013on December 09, 2013   Link

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