this is one of the heavier metal songs on Red’s latest album Innocence and Instinct. There is a anger present in the lyrics and tone of the song. I can be in a bad mood, turn this song up, and scream and yell it. the release is huge for me and i feel so much better after i sing/scream this song.
what this songs means to me.
when someone hurts you and you well up with anger one of the first things you vow is vengeance! after someone hurts me or i become angry with someone this song is an outlet for me and i have used it many times as such.
But a deeper level is when i get frustrated and the presence of the Devil in my life! he seems to be always around screwing my life up. i scream and him! tell him to get lost! the course goes as follows.
You tear me down and then you pick me up
You take it all and still it’s not enough
You try to tell me you can heal me
But I’m still bleeding
And you will be the death of me
The Devil tears me down and tries to pick me up. takes all i have and still it’s not enough for him. he tries to convince me that he can make it all better. but I’m still left bleeding. Porn is one of the ways the Devil does this to me. Porn tears me down, and gives me momentary a titillation (a sensual feeling). Porn, and sex in general, tells me that it can make everything better and heal my hurt. but afterwords i am still left bleeding closer to death then ever before.
that’s the gist of the song….it allows me to scream back at the Devil. i can not forget all the trouble he has caused me. here are the lyrics go ahead and read them for yourself.
I should’ve seen all the signs all around me
But I was comfortable inside these wounds
So go ahead and take another piece of me now
While we all bow down to you
You tear me down and then you pick me up
You take it all and still it’s not enough
You try to tell me you can heal me
But I’m still bleeding
And you will be the death of me
How can you help my affliction
If you’re the sickness and not the cure
Too long I’ve faked this addiction
Another sacrifice to make us pure
You tear me down and then you pick me up
You take it all and still it’s not enough
You try to tell me you can heal me
But I’m still bleeding
And you will be the death of me
You tear me down and then you pick me up
You take it all and still it’s not enough
You try to tell me you can heal me
But I’m still bleeding
And you will be the death of me
I won’t forget
I cannot forget this
I won’t forget
I’ll never forget this (4x)
I know I can never prove this illusion
You aren’t the one that I thought you were
And so I learned to embrace this delusion
The line that separates us starts to blur
You tear me down and then you pick me up
You take it all and still it’s not enough
You try to tell me you can heal me
But I’m still bleeding
And you will be the death of me
And you will be the death of me
I won’t forget
I cannot forget this
And you will be the death of me
