This song's about the dynamics of a drama filled relationship. You know the types, where one (or both) feel the need to constantly create drama in a relationship and for no other reason that they're addicted to the drama. This guy's obviously on the receiving end of someone that loves to play games just go play them. He knows she does it just to drive him wild and he gets sick of it. And he knows that she knows he loves her so much that she can keep doing this to him. The funny thing is, the guy despite being sick of it, comes to terms with it and not only learns to live with it, but has convinced himself that something must be right for this drama to keep happening and resolving.
@morodrim I think you are close to my interpretation. Going on past Deftones lyrics, though I'd say this song doesn't deal with a "meaningful" relationship per se, but more just the sexual nature of it (fits in with a lot of their past themes too)
@morodrim I think you are close to my interpretation. Going on past Deftones lyrics, though I'd say this song doesn't deal with a "meaningful" relationship per se, but more just the sexual nature of it (fits in with a lot of their past themes too)
@morodrim I think the protagonist is believing that the relationship is meaningful. Morodrim says "....has convinced himself that something must be right for this drama to keep happening and resolving", and IMO that's a wonderfully worded explanation of the lyric "this time, there's a common thread".
@morodrim I think the protagonist is believing that the relationship is meaningful. Morodrim says "....has convinced himself that something must be right for this drama to keep happening and resolving", and IMO that's a wonderfully worded explanation of the lyric "this time, there's a common thread".
This song's about the dynamics of a drama filled relationship. You know the types, where one (or both) feel the need to constantly create drama in a relationship and for no other reason that they're addicted to the drama. This guy's obviously on the receiving end of someone that loves to play games just go play them. He knows she does it just to drive him wild and he gets sick of it. And he knows that she knows he loves her so much that she can keep doing this to him. The funny thing is, the guy despite being sick of it, comes to terms with it and not only learns to live with it, but has convinced himself that something must be right for this drama to keep happening and resolving.
@morodrim I think you are close to my interpretation. Going on past Deftones lyrics, though I'd say this song doesn't deal with a "meaningful" relationship per se, but more just the sexual nature of it (fits in with a lot of their past themes too)
@morodrim I think you are close to my interpretation. Going on past Deftones lyrics, though I'd say this song doesn't deal with a "meaningful" relationship per se, but more just the sexual nature of it (fits in with a lot of their past themes too)
@morodrim I think the protagonist is believing that the relationship is meaningful. Morodrim says "....has convinced himself that something must be right for this drama to keep happening and resolving", and IMO that's a wonderfully worded explanation of the lyric "this time, there's a common thread".
@morodrim I think the protagonist is believing that the relationship is meaningful. Morodrim says "....has convinced himself that something must be right for this drama to keep happening and resolving", and IMO that's a wonderfully worded explanation of the lyric "this time, there's a common thread".