Do What You Have To Do Lyrics

Lyric discussion by aleahy 

Cover art for Do What You Have To Do lyrics by Sarah McLachlan

does anyone else see this song as being about an abusive relationship?

@aleahy I'm 12 years late. :)

And, yes, I absolutely think the lyrics describe a pair who are in a passionate, obsessive relationship marred by abuse.

The first verse: What happened? How has love morphed into a counterfeit by a ravaged spirit that "Conjures tempestuous rage." (?) "Made you a monster"(?)

Later, "Shaken by the violence of existing only for you."

Her words seem too harsh, explicit and menacing to be metaphorical (IMO).