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Because You're Frightened Lyrics
You love me because you're frightened
And I'm falling in love with you
Because I'm getting frightened
Of the things you somehow make me do
You love me because you're frightened
I can easily believe my eyes
Your fear is my finest hour
My fear is your disguise
Look what fear's done to my body
A frightening world
Is an interesting world to be in
In the forbidden city
Or on the roof of the world
Or at the receiving end
Of the nine o'clock news
However you put your mind to it
You can find fear where you choose
Look what fear's done to my body
You want to hurt
You want to crave
You want to praise and curse and blame
You want to believe just what you like
Then you want to hurt and crave again
They took you to the top of the mountain
They showed you the valley
You bought it
You couldn't wait, could you!
Look what fear's done to my body
You want to hurt...
And I'm falling in love with you
Because I'm getting frightened
Of the things you somehow make me do
You love me because you're frightened
I can easily believe my eyes
Your fear is my finest hour
My fear is your disguise
A frightening world
Is an interesting world to be in
In the forbidden city
Or on the roof of the world
Or at the receiving end
Of the nine o'clock news
However you put your mind to it
You can find fear where you choose
You want to hurt
You want to crave
You want to praise and curse and blame
You want to believe just what you like
Then you want to hurt and crave again
They showed you the valley
You bought it
You couldn't wait, could you!
You want to hurt...
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probably the punkiest sounding song they ever had. but it really is a fun and catchy track.
Seems to be about a few things... not a narrative per se, but an abstract mix of fear/love imagery.
Also has the usual Magazine disdain for the narrow, unconsciously hypocritical views of the average person (perhaps someone Devoto dated?) That is, people say they don't want to be in fear, but in fact they love it: "a frightening world is an interesting world to be in." And people actually can't wait to wield their cruelty/fear against others: "you want to hurt, you want to crave...you want to praise and curse and blame" and "you wanna believe just what you like."
I think it's actually the narrator who sounds hypocritical here by projecting his own attitudes onto someone else as if there were no valid reasons for the person's fears. He comes across as rather sadistic himself by dementedly taking pride in that person's fear and offering no logical explanations for his accusations against the other person.
I think it's actually the narrator who sounds hypocritical here by projecting his own attitudes onto someone else as if there were no valid reasons for the person's fears. He comes across as rather sadistic himself by dementedly taking pride in that person's fear and offering no logical explanations for his accusations against the other person.
Disagree-- Shot By Both Sides is punker.