I submitted these lyrics, I have no idea why "In an open field" was changed to "I’m an open field", that doesn't even make sense. She said "in an open field" already. Its in the chorus. Look at the chorus, at the end in one of them it says "I’m my own worst enemy, enemy / I’m an open field" and at the end of the other it says "I’m my own worst enemy / Enemy in an open field". How can someone BE an open field?? That's just dumb.
Okay, I have things to say about the lyrics themselves. They're really trying to make it clear that she has no external obstacles (the "open field" and "coast is clear" stuff) and she even has someone who she trusts to be on her side (the "I'll call you if I need help" interlude), and those are strange things to put emphasis on. This song is basically about a lady who is self destructive though she otherwise has a fairly easy life. Odd thing to write a song about but okay. Anyways, the beat and singing are really powerful in this, captures the mood, makes me imagine a soldier marching onward to the beat of war drums. I really like the first half of the song "I wanted to go the distance / I met everything with resistance / I pulled the pin out on the grenade / Burned down everything I had made" oh man that's totally my personality.
I submitted these lyrics, I have no idea why "In an open field" was changed to "I’m an open field", that doesn't even make sense. She said "in an open field" already. Its in the chorus. Look at the chorus, at the end in one of them it says "I’m my own worst enemy, enemy / I’m an open field" and at the end of the other it says "I’m my own worst enemy / Enemy in an open field". How can someone BE an open field?? That's just dumb.
Okay, I have things to say about the lyrics themselves. They're really trying to make it clear that she has no external obstacles (the "open field" and "coast is clear" stuff) and she even has someone who she trusts to be on her side (the "I'll call you if I need help" interlude), and those are strange things to put emphasis on. This song is basically about a lady who is self destructive though she otherwise has a fairly easy life. Odd thing to write a song about but okay. Anyways, the beat and singing are really powerful in this, captures the mood, makes me imagine a soldier marching onward to the beat of war drums. I really like the first half of the song "I wanted to go the distance / I met everything with resistance / I pulled the pin out on the grenade / Burned down everything I had made" oh man that's totally my personality.