You Know My Name Lyrics

Lyric discussion by blayze 

Cover art for You Know My Name lyrics by Chris Cornell

personally, i think this song perfectly fits the anime death note. "If you take a life, do you know what you'll give Odds are you won't like what it is" when light starts to kill criminals and eventually L, he doesnt realize the consequences.

"When the storm arrives Would you be seen with me By the merciless eyes of deceit?" L is asking that when the time to confront kira comes, will you openly support me?

"I've seen angels fall from blinding heights But you yourself are nothing so divine Just next in line" L is talking about how hes seen everything, and kira isnt so great as he thinks, just another madman

"Arm yourself because no one else here will save you. The odds will betray you And I will replace you" light is saying how hes planned everything out, that L has no chance of catching him, and light will replace him as the force of justice

"You can't deny the prize, it may never fulfill you It longs to kill you Are you willing to die?" light is talking about how L is going after a hollow prize. everything is against him, and is he willing to forfiet his life in the attempt?

"The coldness burns through my veins You know my name"

light now knows L's name, and he feels death closing in on him.

"If you come inside Things will not be the same When you return to my eyes"

light is saying that anyone who apposes him will be brought down

"And if you think you've won You never saw me change The game that we have been playing" near is saying that light thinks hes won, but the game has changed, and near knows how to play

"I've seen this diamond cut through harder men Than you yourself, but if you must pretend You may meet your end" near is talking about how light isnt as great as he thouught he was (just like L) and that his end is near

"Try to hide your hand Forget how to feel (forget how to feel) Life is gone, with just a spin of the wheel (Spin of the wheel)"

Near is talking about how light has always played his hand in secrecy and collusion, and that he has been able to make it this far because of his lack of compassion. but now because of one slip up(mikami's fault) his whole operation has been blown open, and so he has lost

Wow I have thought the exact same thing. I could have written this post in July of 2008