Black Belt Lyrics

Lyric discussion by themostbrian 

Cover art for Black Belt lyrics by John Grant

This is obviously directed at a person who is disingenuous, manipulative and full of themselves - but the narrator sees right through this BS, presumably after being in a painful relationship together.

My Interpretation

@themostbrian I agree, More specifically someone with BPD or Narcissistic personality disorder. I love the song solely on rhythm, tone and vibe level. As I listened to that thumping rhythmic bass line over and over the words started to grab me. They were describing in detail someone that I knew very well. My Narcissistic ex-wife. It's one of my fav songs now on my playlist. It makes me giggle cause I know all the tricks now and give her little energy as possible. Makes me cry sometimes too. Its hard when you realize that someone you once loved is a...