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Bad Ritual Lyrics
There's a hat on the bed
The clock has stopped ticking
And nothing remotely romantic has been said
Let's not pass on the steps
Let's take the season very easy
Let's take pills, salt water
Let's keep looking ahead
(Oh) It's a bad, bad ritual
(Oh) But it calms me down
(Oh) It's a bad, bad ritual
(Oh) But it calms me down
There is a history in pictures
There is evidence in boxes
There is proof of your love for him, long after it's dead
And every creak, a trigger
I will think of you with others
I could not smother out dead fire in my head
And I saw your levitating chair
I found your long, blond hairs
I felt your poltergeist present in the frame of the bed
Every creak is a trigger
I will think of you with others
I found depravity convinced me I may no longer care
The clock has stopped ticking
And nothing remotely romantic has been said
Let's not pass on the steps
Let's take the season very easy
Let's take pills, salt water
Let's keep looking ahead
(Oh) But it calms me down
(Oh) It's a bad, bad ritual
(Oh) But it calms me down
There is evidence in boxes
There is proof of your love for him, long after it's dead
And every creak, a trigger
I will think of you with others
I could not smother out dead fire in my head
I found your long, blond hairs
I felt your poltergeist present in the frame of the bed
Every creak is a trigger
I will think of you with others
I found depravity convinced me I may no longer care
Song Info
Submitted by
qat727 On Jul 15, 2011
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The song is about infidelity. And a man who is going through the motions making love to his wife or girlfriend even though he has fallen out of love with her and doesn't trust her.
@nominally i feel the song well actually the whole album is all about this character having a horrible break up and he's dealing with it in the least healthy way possible. this song in particular is about him breaking into her house and going through her room finding her hair on the bed and "nothing romantic has been said" its been forever since they spoke to eachother like an actual couple. he finds his pictures and knickknacks and "there is proof of your love for him long after its dead" he still thinks he has a chance because she hasn't...
@nominally i feel the song well actually the whole album is all about this character having a horrible break up and he's dealing with it in the least healthy way possible. this song in particular is about him breaking into her house and going through her room finding her hair on the bed and "nothing romantic has been said" its been forever since they spoke to eachother like an actual couple. he finds his pictures and knickknacks and "there is proof of your love for him long after its dead" he still thinks he has a chance because she hasn't thrown them away yet. he then proceeds to lay on her bed hearing the creeks and thinking about how many other men shes had on that bed so far "every creek a trigger i will think of you with others" and him getting upset over it "i cant not smother out the fire in my head" at least thats what i get from this song and songs like creep on creeping on where its about him stalking her. with a few exceptions thats what i pull from this albums dark moody and depressing tone.