Wrap Your Arms Around Me Lyrics

Lyric discussion by deerad 

Cover art for Wrap Your Arms Around Me lyrics by Knife, The

i think this speaks about the gender role and identity of a woman in society. the word "normalize" is used to describe what happens when a woman settles down, falls in love, becomes a wife and starts a family. "I felt the earth/I felt the time" refers to that societal ideal of when one should do all those things. "In the crowd/I'll find you/On your lapel there's a red carnation" i think refers to the groom.

To me, it seems as though the entire song is a transition. in the beginning she is feeling the signs around her pointing at domestication, then "i got the urge for penetration." i think that is a reference to the bachelor/bachelorette/casual sex mindset and then the transition happens when they meet and now the song starts talking about falling in love, building a house and having a baby.

My Interpretation