Cocteau Twins

Bluebeard

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Bluebeard Lyrics

Aliveness, exploration
Aliveness, energy
Are you the right man for me?
Are you safe? Are you my friend?
Are you the right man for me?
Are you safe? Are you my friend?
Aliveness, exploration
Fulfillment, creativity
Are you the right man for me?
Are you safe? Are you my friend?
Or are you toxic for me?
Will you mistreat me or betray my confidence?
Are you the right man for me?
Are you safe? Are you my friend?
Or are you toxic for me?
Will you mistreat me or betray my confidence?
Naming things is empowering
I balance, walk and co-or-din-ate myself alone
Aliveness, energy
Healthy dependence
And healthy independence
And healthy assurances
This love's a nameless dream
And healthy boundaries
And how long would you miss me

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2016-09-27 15:24:43

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2007-08-05 07:55:17

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by saatwik

14y ago

Elizabeth Fraser actually talks about what the lyrics to this particular song mean in this interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTx8VnZBvDc

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by GrungyBeatle

5m ago

oh dear everybody looks like they need to be protected. fairy tales kind of protection.

Positive

Subjective

Enjoyment

Protection

Fairy Tales

Safety

Whimsy

Guardianship

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by GrungyBeatle

5m ago

obviously bluebeard fairytale

Positive

Subjective

Enjoyment

Fairytale

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by ChiLulu

18y ago

Dating song - Meeting a guy who is so interesting in every way - and yet so unsure if he may be worth taking the risk of getting hurt or falling in love with the right one because she has been hurt in relationships which where unhealthy. So she asks herself the questions of her heart.

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by SteveOrama

6y ago

Bluebeard is a French story of rich man marrying naive young women who mysteriously disappear. When Bluebeard leaves for an extended trip, he gives his latest wife free reign of the estate except for 1 room. Her curiosity gets the best of her & she opens the forbidden room, finding the murdered bodies of his previous wives.

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