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Cold Discovery Lyrics
And though your teeth have gnashed through death
Still you come to me so gently
And find a soft place on your body
And rub me with it
Of this I won't soon forget
You're the one that will remain
You're the one that will remain
Bust a lock with a rock
Don't need a key to have me
This was your cold discovery
We needed a fever then we needed a cure
The bait no longer lured
Say goodbye quick as you can
A car waits for me just across the border
Wish me luck
No good luck, no bad luck
Just wish me luck in my cold discovery
That you are gone
My cold discovery
That you're the one
That will remain
Oh I can hold a woman
Down on a hardwood floor
Oh I can hold a woman
Down on a hardwood floor
And her teeth can gnash right through me
Looking for a soft place
And of this you won't soon forget
I had no soft place for you to rest
And this was your cold discovery
I can hold a woman
Down on a hardwood floor
I can hold a woman
Down on a hardwood floor
And this was my cold discovery
Few saw it for what it really was
Still you come to me so gently
And find a soft place on your body
And rub me with it
You're the one that will remain
You're the one that will remain
Don't need a key to have me
This was your cold discovery
The bait no longer lured
Say goodbye quick as you can
A car waits for me just across the border
No good luck, no bad luck
Just wish me luck in my cold discovery
That you are gone
My cold discovery
That you're the one
That will remain
Down on a hardwood floor
Oh I can hold a woman
Down on a hardwood floor
And her teeth can gnash right through me
Looking for a soft place
And of this you won't soon forget
I had no soft place for you to rest
Down on a hardwood floor
I can hold a woman
Down on a hardwood floor
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I went through an Ayn Rand phase when I was a teen, and this reminds me so much of the f*cked up relationship b/w Roark and Dominique (?) in...what's the one before Atlas Shrugged? Yeah, that one.
I'm not so sure it's about rape. I think it may be about what occurs b/w two people who hurt each other as much as they love each other. All too often we are fed images of shiny white shallow bridal happiness--this song talks about the flip side of that.
Tori Amos has explored the dark side of sexuality in plenty of her songs, and in her own life. It's there, and too often we do not have the tools to deal/cope with it in this society--which means that it festers, then screams out of us, and when it's gone, we're left with the guilt and the shame that diminishes our own personal understanding of the experience.
@nanobody Up until the line that a car is waiting for him across the boarder, that's when It became about him raping her.
@nanobody Up until the line that a car is waiting for him across the boarder, that's when It became about him raping her.
Great song....about a dangerous liason.
"your" cold discovery is "you don't need a key to have me" and "I had no soft place for you to rest"
in other words, I'm easy to catch, but I'm not gentle
"my" cold discovery is.... I can hold a woman down on a hardwood floor
in other words, I have the strength and will to violate you
@sakebox He discovers that he'll rape what he wants. Bill has a few songs that make us look at hard issues.
@sakebox He discovers that he'll rape what he wants. Bill has a few songs that make us look at hard issues.
I really love my song but my girlfriend can't stand it - she calls it the "rape song". I don't think the singer is talking about a literal rape, the picture in my head is an argument that devolves into something physical, but totally non-sexual, and that the song is about his own ability to cope with that. Ie, his discovery is that he is capable of violence.
The piano line in this song is really awesome.
@thither It is about raping this woman for whatever reason he can't form a "normal" relationship:( It's a fucked up song that forces us to think about fucked up issues.
@thither It is about raping this woman for whatever reason he can't form a "normal" relationship:( It's a fucked up song that forces us to think about fucked up issues.
I know it's been 11 years since you posted, but I'd like to know your thoughts on it.
I know it's been 11 years since you posted, but I'd like to know your thoughts on it.
Thanks:)
Thanks:)
I agree with thither in that I believe ths encounter to be more a physical confrontation than a sexual encounter. Maybe a row between lovers or husband and wife
Cold discovery: Love & sex, hate & violence, and the uncomfortable infidelity of these pairings.
@chuxvom maybe even murder.
@chuxvom maybe even murder.
The live version (Peel Session) of this is amazing in it's raw energy. When I heard the live version I really paid attention to the lyrics more. I love the line
"wish me luck/no bad luck/ no good luck, just wish me luck"
Bill had a real knack for a turn of phrase. One day I think he'll be recognised as one of the foremost songwriters of our time.
A complete consumption of self by ego. Feeling as if your own self-loathing excuses the hurt you inflict on others. His discovery about their relationship is that he is willing to use physical power, her discovery is his lack of backbone. Her's is something he loathes about himself, wishes he had more control over his emotions as if his emotional insecurity/immaturity is an excuse for abuse and holding a physical power.
His cold discovery is something he will willingly exploit, her discovery is a flaw he is unwilling to change.