This song is interesting, because despite the declaration of the narrator that this girl is the love of their life, the imagery is violent and bloody. In fact, the lyrics also suggest that this is an unrequited love ''your heart won't sing to me' as well as the fact that these people haven't met, 'let's be strangers in the night.'
I think these instances suggest that the narrator has raped this person, who they think, in their delusion, is the love of their life. The aggressive nature of the song reflects the violence of the lyrics, as well as the frustration the narrator feels as the person is probably trying to resist them.
As the song quietens down near the end, it is perhaps after the event, and the narrator is possibly trying to win their lover over with tenderness, but the violent passion dominates at the end and takes over, although I feel that this time perhaps, the lover has changed her mind, given 'the rest was silence there was no reply' line.
A very disturbing song indeed, and I was really surprised to hear this coming from Anna. Nevertheless it works really well and perfectly captures primal, sexual desire at its most visceral.
This song is interesting, because despite the declaration of the narrator that this girl is the love of their life, the imagery is violent and bloody. In fact, the lyrics also suggest that this is an unrequited love ''your heart won't sing to me' as well as the fact that these people haven't met, 'let's be strangers in the night.'
I think these instances suggest that the narrator has raped this person, who they think, in their delusion, is the love of their life. The aggressive nature of the song reflects the violence of the lyrics, as well as the frustration the narrator feels as the person is probably trying to resist them.
As the song quietens down near the end, it is perhaps after the event, and the narrator is possibly trying to win their lover over with tenderness, but the violent passion dominates at the end and takes over, although I feel that this time perhaps, the lover has changed her mind, given 'the rest was silence there was no reply' line.
A very disturbing song indeed, and I was really surprised to hear this coming from Anna. Nevertheless it works really well and perfectly captures primal, sexual desire at its most visceral.