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Blood On My Hands Lyrics
When people say it's sad
You know it can't be bad
And on any other day, I'd be soul destroyed
But now I can't afford to listen to a word they say, no
And of all the times we had
Oh the ultimate late night
Didn't taste right
True words that I should know
Blood on my hands (I know there's blood on my hands)
'Cause when you looked around, I couldn't be found
A crime's a crime, I have to pay
Now I find that I'm thigh deep
Too young for the worst of my mind
You whispered behind me
"If I may make so bold"
Call it young & wild
But I ran a mile in a minute
And there's no going back
True words that I should know
Blood on my hands ('Cause there's blood on my hands)
'Cause when you looked around, I couldn't be found
A crime's a crime, I'll have to pay
True words I said to myself
As the wind chilled my bones
Home alone and you call that a late night?
(Listen to your life, listen to your life)
When people say you're dead
You know you caught their eye
And on any other day they'd be soul destroyed
But that's just not the way now
I don't mind telling you
Nothing is quite what it seems, so
True words that I should know
Must have been blood on my hands (There's always blood on my hands)
And the fates await, if I'm gonna stay
You'll come in to find that I don't mind
True words that I should know well
Surely by now, I could say to myself
"Now the days are getting longer so, better get stronger fast" (Ooooh)
Surely by now?
You know it can't be bad
And on any other day, I'd be soul destroyed
But now I can't afford to listen to a word they say, no
Oh the ultimate late night
Didn't taste right
Blood on my hands (I know there's blood on my hands)
'Cause when you looked around, I couldn't be found
A crime's a crime, I have to pay
Too young for the worst of my mind
You whispered behind me
"If I may make so bold"
Call it young & wild
But I ran a mile in a minute
And there's no going back
Blood on my hands ('Cause there's blood on my hands)
'Cause when you looked around, I couldn't be found
A crime's a crime, I'll have to pay
As the wind chilled my bones
Home alone and you call that a late night?
You know you caught their eye
And on any other day they'd be soul destroyed
But that's just not the way now
I don't mind telling you
Nothing is quite what it seems, so
Must have been blood on my hands (There's always blood on my hands)
And the fates await, if I'm gonna stay
You'll come in to find that I don't mind
Surely by now, I could say to myself
"Now the days are getting longer so, better get stronger fast" (Ooooh)
Surely by now?
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I think this song expresses guilt and the disillusionment in regards to a failed relationship left because it wasn't what was imagined it would be. In the process, the other person was badly hurt. Classic relationship dynamic wherein one person likes the other more and the feelings are not reciprocated.
The opening lyric and first verse, speaks to an impression of other people's judgement of the situation. "When people say. 'It's sad,' and you know it can't be bad...now I can't afford to listen to a word they say..." There is disappointment in a connection being not at all, all that it was imagined it would be. This is expressed in the line, "Oh, the ultimate late night, didn't taste right." Spending what should have been a really romantic night with her lover, "left a bad taste in her mouth."
The chorus, "Blood on my hands," reflects on having hurt someone badly. "True words that I should know," a response to second-guessing one's intuition about the relationship. "A crime's a crime, I have to pay," feeling guilt about perhaps leading someone on for at least some period of time.
The lyric tells some of the relationship story and flashes between reminiscence, fear of other's expectations and guilt for not fulfilling some of the expectations of society. Then it speaks to the self-reflection of being alone where we tend to judge our past actions. It goes on to realization that things don't turn out as you expect them to based on the "story" society gives us about love.
Finally we're left with a bit of the loneliness and self doubt that occurs after a relationship is over and we feel fragile in our aloneness; how we need to buck up and get on with life. "Surely by now."
A one night stand that could've been more, or maybe a single person sleeping with a married one, explaining "blood on my hands."
I could have swear a couple of these lyrics are incorrect:
but now I can afford to "listen to the willfull say NO"
and
too your for the "widsom in my mind"
and
the days are getting longer so I better get stronger "Balls."
Some of the lyrics are wrong--the last verse is:
Some of the lyrics are wrong--the last verse is:
And the fates await if I'm gonna stay You'll come in to find that I don't mind
And the fates await if I'm gonna stay You'll come in to find that I don't mind
The back-up vocal after the second chorus is: "Listen to your life, listen to your life."
The back-up vocal after the second chorus is: "Listen to your life, listen to your life."
Also, the line "The days are getting longer so I better get stronger--fast." Not 'balls,. Since Harriet has no balls, I think it's doubtful she would use that word. If one listens closely, it can be heard that it's her British pronunciation of 'fast' with an "ahh" short "A" sound; "F-ahh-st." The word 'fast' is...
Also, the line "The days are getting longer so I better get stronger--fast." Not 'balls,. Since Harriet has no balls, I think it's doubtful she would use that word. If one listens closely, it can be heard that it's her British pronunciation of 'fast' with an "ahh" short "A" sound; "F-ahh-st." The word 'fast' is congruent with the beginning of the lyric, " ..days longer...stronger...fast."
A lot of the Sundays songs seem to be about memories and guilt. Harriet always sounds so innocent though!