I think that, along with the obvious meaning of taking someone into a destructive relationship, this has undertones of heavy drug use
Welcome to my dark side
Welcome to the side of me I hide from everyone, my drug addiction.
It's gonna be a long night
As many drug filled nights are
Welcome to my darkness, I been here a while
Clouding up the sunlight, hurting for a smile
I've been here a while burying my pain in addiction.
Oh, I drain your life 'til there's nothing left but your blood shot eyes
Oh, I take my time 'til I show you how I feel inside
I'll lead you on a binge that will leave you feeling as empty as me.
I can be your reckless, you can be my stake
I can be your heartache, you can be my shame
When you're feeling reckless, when you're feeling chained
When there's nothing left but pain
This is all just talking about how she can take him into this world and he can feel reckless with her, she can feel ashamed, because when you hide your addiction away it eats up at you so better to feel ashamed, and this will slowly eat away a both of them, but when there is nothing left but pain.
Welcome to my dark side
And now, after being dragged through hell, he can understand why she turns to these substances. The second chorus is introducing him to her Darkside again, once there is nothing left but pain, so he can finally see the cycle.
Acting like I'm heartless, I do it all the time
That don't mean I'm scarless, that don't mean I'm fine
But you'll see, when someone else makes you this way
You'll see why I am an addict, someone else made me this way and now I'm doing it to you.
I think that, along with the obvious meaning of taking someone into a destructive relationship, this has undertones of heavy drug use
Welcome to my dark side
Welcome to the side of me I hide from everyone, my drug addiction.
It's gonna be a long night
As many drug filled nights are
Welcome to my darkness, I been here a while Clouding up the sunlight, hurting for a smile
I've been here a while burying my pain in addiction.
Oh, I drain your life 'til there's nothing left but your blood shot eyes Oh, I take my time 'til I show you how I feel inside
I'll lead you on a binge that will leave you feeling as empty as me.
I can be your reckless, you can be my stake I can be your heartache, you can be my shame When you're feeling reckless, when you're feeling chained When there's nothing left but pain
This is all just talking about how she can take him into this world and he can feel reckless with her, she can feel ashamed, because when you hide your addiction away it eats up at you so better to feel ashamed, and this will slowly eat away a both of them, but when there is nothing left but pain.
Welcome to my dark side
And now, after being dragged through hell, he can understand why she turns to these substances. The second chorus is introducing him to her Darkside again, once there is nothing left but pain, so he can finally see the cycle.
Acting like I'm heartless, I do it all the time That don't mean I'm scarless, that don't mean I'm fine But you'll see, when someone else makes you this way You'll see why I am an addict, someone else made me this way and now I'm doing it to you.