I agree with Firefly: these lyrics are rough. They show an honestly cynical side that I would personally be ashamed to publish, and speaks of love/unlove. The references to hands and tongues and fucking underscore the sexual side of the two lovers' interaction--it's animal, not human.
Later, when the lover says, "Love is an excuse to get hurt," s/he seems to add, almost as an afterthought or a confession, "And to hurt."
S/he even chides him/herself: s/he calls him/herself a bad actor, someone who just "plays tragic."
Perhaps I'm projecting my own feelings onto this song, but I feel it contains a lot of harsh self-criticism that is, perhaps, too harsh. And it's the kind that's shameful, that makes you grit your teeth and clench your stomach to say out loud.
I agree with Firefly: these lyrics are rough. They show an honestly cynical side that I would personally be ashamed to publish, and speaks of love/unlove. The references to hands and tongues and fucking underscore the sexual side of the two lovers' interaction--it's animal, not human. Later, when the lover says, "Love is an excuse to get hurt," s/he seems to add, almost as an afterthought or a confession, "And to hurt." S/he even chides him/herself: s/he calls him/herself a bad actor, someone who just "plays tragic." Perhaps I'm projecting my own feelings onto this song, but I feel it contains a lot of harsh self-criticism that is, perhaps, too harsh. And it's the kind that's shameful, that makes you grit your teeth and clench your stomach to say out loud.