Butcher Lyrics

Lyric discussion by blindpoetess 

Cover art for Butcher lyrics by Metric

This is a classic case of the girl next door drawn to the bad boy. She knows he is bad for her but she cant resist. " You're so handsome in this light, if only you'd reject me tonight Darling there's no 'only way' when you come, please don't stay."

She is hoping for her sake that he rejects her, or just leaves her like a one night stand. It seems like she is always drawn to these types of men, the self-destructive type. I almost get the feel that she is co-dependendant, and that is why she appears to be drawn to thses types of people. The sadest part is that she realizes this pattern of trying to take home and fix these strays and the emotional wear and tear that it has on her. She is an emotional massichist " Learn to bend, learn to butcher ", who just cant stop.

I connect deeply with this son as I too suffer from co-dependancy and have struggled with being drawn to the broken Monroe's of the World. "

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