Silvia

So I'm going to do a breakdown of the song to interpret WITH THE CORRECT LYRICS since the site as well as all of you are posting them wrong;

"Reach the city steps tonight Following the power lines Met a man bar side With eclipses for eyes" This is a statement of Sylvia leaving home and following the power lines to the city nightlife. This statement is literal as all suburb powergrids feed into a large city at the edges. Follow the main lines and you'll get there-- there to meet the guy at the bar with eclipsed eyes, mind filled with dark intentions.

"And you tell yourself you won't let them touch Did I say too much? Did I say enough? I don't know, Silvia I don't know, Silvia" This is in reference to a conversation before she left. She recognizes the ill intent of many men, but she can fend them off. He does desire her, but it's not reciprocated. This then comes to a stance of pretending to be protective but in reality it's slightly hostile since it holds jealous undertones. Did he say too much and provoke her into doing what he feared on purpose? Did he say too little and now she'll get hurt out of naivety?

"Circle 'round the room still Have fun breaking my will No, I can't have you here With someone else on your skin" He paced in worry while she was gone and even still after she returns. She's back but she went against his will. She didn't heed his words, those words that did come off with a controlling undertone before-- But it wasn't meant to be control in his eyes. It was him trying to show her his love. Now she returns after doing who knows what with other men. He can't bare to confront her or the thought that she is not his. No matter the reality of for the better or worse, he can't face the possibility of the unknown worse no matter what she says.

"And it's all my fault for not getting off so you made it start, can you make it stop? You don't know, Silvia You don't know, Silvia" They were an item prior to the beginning of the song, but decided to go on a break. He wants this to end and for things to go back to the way things were, but with his approach she fears that he has just as ill intent as other predators out there. She feel's he's just trying to control her and is unsure about going back to him in that way.

"Tear me up Tear me up" She isn't actually leaving him. She's trying to play the field while keeping him as her safety now and it's destroying him.

"Reach the city steps tonight Following the power lines And your skin is so white Underneath the black night And your voice cries out for the coup de grâce And the lights go out, will there be a trace? That I loved, Silvia That I loved, Silvia (That I loved, Silvia)" She goes back out to the city and her skin is a beacon to other men. She is the prey and everyone including the singer are the predators. She herself is being torn up as well. She's crying out to be killed out of mercy instead of having all of these men dig into her with what they will her to do. She doesn't want to be subjected to the will of another, but she can't enjoy her life without them treating her like their play thing... And yet the singer asks her is their anything left of what I want, Silvia? Silvia? She's not responding because she took the metaphorical bullet and gave up.

"Tear me up (That I loved, Silvia)"

In summary, this is a song about a person who places their will onto another person like a ton of bricks because he fears of losing them. She leaves to find something lighter but finds the same thing no matter where she goes, predators. She tortures her past love in the process of getting nowhere then takes a bullet metaphorically or in reality-- either way she's gone/unresponsive. It's a story about selfishness, control, and jealousy in the affairs of love killing those that you love in all directions.

BAMF! correct lyrics and meaning. Have a good night. :)