I always thought this song was being a woman walking alone at night when it's dark and wondering about if you're going to get raped or being murdered when you're alone.
There is a slight irony in that the title is 'oblivion' [being unaware of the surroundings], and yet the content of the song obsesses over a dark fate which could await. This suggests to me that whilst the speaker is perceived as 'oblivious', she is in fact inwardly conscious of the slightest danger which could occur. I feel this is reflected in the music by the contrast between the light-hearted and sugary sweet vocals at the beginning of the sing, and the sinister riff which enters in the final quarter which dominates at the very end, perhaps indicating something bad did happen.
I always thought this song was being a woman walking alone at night when it's dark and wondering about if you're going to get raped or being murdered when you're alone.
There is a slight irony in that the title is 'oblivion' [being unaware of the surroundings], and yet the content of the song obsesses over a dark fate which could await. This suggests to me that whilst the speaker is perceived as 'oblivious', she is in fact inwardly conscious of the slightest danger which could occur. I feel this is reflected in the music by the contrast between the light-hearted and sugary sweet vocals at the beginning of the sing, and the sinister riff which enters in the final quarter which dominates at the very end, perhaps indicating something bad did happen.
I think you got 'Oblivion' confused with 'Oblivious'.
I think you got 'Oblivion' confused with 'Oblivious'.