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Queen of Hearts Lyrics
Meet me in the middle of my mind, and no one else
I’ve been waiting here now for a while, I need your help
Like the time you tore my skin and all the world went blank
Never felt such real escape - It bled into the day
I stress talking so much that it hurts, then
Can’t speak but a word to a lover that was
I’m gonna paint myself aside, like something second in line
Just gonna paint myself aside, like something second in line
Meet me in the middle of the night; I never sleep
Since you told me all the secrets that I swore to keep
In my dreams I can make love to you without a fight
And sometimes I wonder if it’s wrong or if it’s right
I stress talking so much that it hurts, then
Can’t speak but a word to a lover that was
I’m gonna paint myself aside, like something second in line
Just gonna paint myself aside, like something second in line
Here, within the walls, I cannot take all the wreck involved (It’s contagious)
Here, within the walls, I cannot take it - all the wreck involved
Everyone’s taking their cards
As usual, I’ll be the Queen of Hearts
I’m gonna paint myself aside, like something second in line
Just gonna paint myself aside, like something second in line
I’m going silver
All over silver
I’ve been waiting here now for a while, I need your help
Like the time you tore my skin and all the world went blank
Never felt such real escape - It bled into the day
Can’t speak but a word to a lover that was
Just gonna paint myself aside, like something second in line
Since you told me all the secrets that I swore to keep
In my dreams I can make love to you without a fight
And sometimes I wonder if it’s wrong or if it’s right
Can’t speak but a word to a lover that was
Just gonna paint myself aside, like something second in line
Here, within the walls, I cannot take it - all the wreck involved
As usual, I’ll be the Queen of Hearts
Just gonna paint myself aside, like something second in line
All over silver
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ok i think this song is kinda confusing but this is what i got from it:
"Like the time you tore my skin and all the world went blank" A guy is changing her, at least how she appears on the outside and she's kinda surprised by it and intrigued.
"I stress talking so much that it hurts, then Can't speak but a word to a lover that was " she starts to want to speak up and preserve some of herself but cant seem to find the right way to say it
she states that she is going to "paint" her old self and set it aside, as if saving it for a later date. she thinks that she can go back to her ways eventually and be able to be both herself and who the guy wants her to be.
"Meet me in the middle of the night; I never sleep Since you told me all the secrets that I swore to keep" she stays awake at night thinking about who shes become. i think the burden of knowing all of the guys secrets is a part of her transformation. in her mind, she can see them at peace and fantasizes about it, but sometimes feels guilty doing so.
"Here, within the walls, I cannot take all the wreck involved (It�s contagious)" shes is getting so stressed out and cant handle the drama and difficulty of this relationship and how its changed her. she feels like he has built up her walls that she keeps around herself, that he was the reason for them. shes realizing that she cant go on like this.'
"ill be the queen of hearts, as usual" she will be the one who bears all of the emotions and feelings and secrets, as usual
"im going silver" she knows this is just how her relationships go and is lookign at it with a different perspective. i think of silver as in new and shiny. she's changed and its for good
this song kinda confused me but this is how it seemed to me. im curious to see other interpretations! :)
This song is about being in love with a past lover and being willing to redesign your intentions to suit their needs or wants once they've decided to terminate a relationship. It's about keeping them in your heart, even though you can't display the kind of affection or "speak but a word" to the person who used to be your lover, but clearly not wanting to lose communication with them as a friend entirely (I can't take all the wreck involved) because you can't contain your feelings.
Gen states that she's going to put her desires towards her former lover aside ("paint myself aside like something second in line") for the sake of his happiness, stepping aside for his sake, but secretly desires nothing more than for him to come to her in her dreams and make love to her- a topic that confuses her moral compass. To close, she states that "everyone is taking their cards", choosing their roles- and states that (as usual) she'll be the queen of hearts, presumably by containing her feelings and resolving to become "silver", or secondary in his eyes by resorting to being her past lover's friend.