I love this song.. my favorite so far off his new album.
The first verse refers to a woman who was raped as a child and has never been able to forget that event. She just wants to forget this trauma, but often is faced with visions and recollections of the man who raped her. The chorus is referring to a man (possibly Ali, maybe not) who wants to make things better. Though he wasn't there to comfort her initially, he is there for her now and wants to help take the pain away. She must confront this trauma or it will continue to consume her. The second verse is the man stating how he notices it is impossible for her to love (have sex) because it is like reopening a deep wound. She uses Ecstasy (E) and Ketamine (K) to make this pain go away, and the drugs are her only true escape. The last verse is about the slight hope she holds that one day she will be able to truly live and the admiration of the man who recognizes the difficulty for her to even make it through the day.
I think it's also worth noting that the first verse makes it relatively clear the man who raped her was a part of her childhood, possibly a friend, or even member of the family.
I think it's also worth noting that the first verse makes it relatively clear the man who raped her was a part of her childhood, possibly a friend, or even member of the family.
"The evil she even recognized as a child" ...she knew him when she was even younger and sensed he was capable of terrible things.
"The evil she even recognized as a child" ...she knew him when she was even younger and sensed he was capable of terrible things.
"Shameful feeling, painful secret
Lonely knowin' that nobody would believe it" ...implies that no matter who she told, they'd take his word over hers, because most people in her life were closer to him than her.
"Shameful feeling, painful secret
Lonely knowin' that nobody would believe it" ...implies that no matter who she told, they'd take his word over hers, because most people in her life were closer to him than her.
I love this song.. my favorite so far off his new album.
The first verse refers to a woman who was raped as a child and has never been able to forget that event. She just wants to forget this trauma, but often is faced with visions and recollections of the man who raped her. The chorus is referring to a man (possibly Ali, maybe not) who wants to make things better. Though he wasn't there to comfort her initially, he is there for her now and wants to help take the pain away. She must confront this trauma or it will continue to consume her. The second verse is the man stating how he notices it is impossible for her to love (have sex) because it is like reopening a deep wound. She uses Ecstasy (E) and Ketamine (K) to make this pain go away, and the drugs are her only true escape. The last verse is about the slight hope she holds that one day she will be able to truly live and the admiration of the man who recognizes the difficulty for her to even make it through the day.
I think it's also worth noting that the first verse makes it relatively clear the man who raped her was a part of her childhood, possibly a friend, or even member of the family.
I think it's also worth noting that the first verse makes it relatively clear the man who raped her was a part of her childhood, possibly a friend, or even member of the family.
"The evil she even recognized as a child" ...she knew him when she was even younger and sensed he was capable of terrible things.
"The evil she even recognized as a child" ...she knew him when she was even younger and sensed he was capable of terrible things.
"Shameful feeling, painful secret Lonely knowin' that nobody would believe it" ...implies that no matter who she told, they'd take his word over hers, because most people in her life were closer to him than her.
"Shameful feeling, painful secret Lonely knowin' that nobody would believe it" ...implies that no matter who she told, they'd take his word over hers, because most people in her life were closer to him than her.
Terrible way...
Terrible way to live, I can't imagine.