what's another time to say
witches speak in my head all day
witchcraft seems to unload and say
that you don't love me anymore
what's another word to scream
maybe one more about the team
try to improve the local scene
we ain't no good anymore
wait 'til the truth sets in
pay no attention to how we've been
you know that i thought too much
of when i made my fatal mistake
hope for the consequence
picture your people still on the fence
pretend that you hope that it's ok
when it's no good anymore


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    Beautiful song!

    OrangeClockWorkon May 16, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    I love this song! I appreciate that a lot more bands seem to have females. It gives the music such a fresh sound!

    kristaseleneon May 18, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    This song has a nice feel. The lyrics are sad though. It sounds like they are Giving up.

    what's another word to scream maybe one more about the team try to improve the local scene we ain't no good anymore

    canteenalexon June 02, 2010   Link
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    Song Meaning

    the lyrics are most probably for a break-up (or a potential-break-up). a fatal mistake (cheating imo) has been done but he/she is not feeling guilty, since he/she thought about it very much before doing it. the relationship no longer seems to last, and they're no good anymore. and when the fatal mistake reveals itself the relationship will be over

    flettaon January 26, 2011   Link
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    I believe this song is about the singer's battle with narcissism (perhaps a "shy" narcissist as opposed to a grandiose one). The singer is adept at causing drama in his relationships in order to elicit an emotional reaction from his partner, which gives his self esteem a boost. Ultimately though, his partner gets fed up and leaves.

    "witchcraft seems to unload and say that you don't love me anymore" - despite reality, some unconscious force (the singer's narcissistic personality) makes him believe that his partner does not love him any more. It's not based in reality, it's the witchcraft of his sick brain.

    "maybe one more about the team, try to improve the local scene, we ain't no good anymore" - the common relationship pattern with someone like the singer is one that starts explosively, a romance that feels all-consuming. However, quickly it devolves into dysfunction, a long series of selfish acts followed up "wake-up calls" where the narcissist promises that he can change and things will get better. But it doesn't last for long.

    "wait 'til the truth sets in" - his partner will come to realize what's been going on soon enough...

    "pay no attention to how we've been" - in the very next line the self-centered singer once again tries to convince his partner to try again, the up-swing side of the cycle

    "you know that i thought too much of when i made my fatal mistake" - even though he has the perspective to see that he ruining yet another relationship, his mind convinces him that he's thinking too much about it, that it's not really his fault (and even worse, perhaps he is even proud of how well he created yet another situation of emotional manipulation). Commonly narcissists blame their destructive behavior patterns on anything and everything but themselves, and therefore resist any effort to change.

    "hope for the consequence" - the narcissist feeds off of these dramatic, emotional situations. He wants the repercussions that will come from his selfish behavior.

    "pretend that you hope that it's ok" - once again, hoping that his partner will forgive and allow the cycle to begin again

    bemismanon November 10, 2014   Link

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