| Hole – Violet Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think people are trying way too hard to force a specific real life meaning onto this song and missing some specific references. "You should learn when to go, You should learn how to say "no" Common accusations levelled at rape survivors is that they didn't leave the situation where they got attacked before it was "too late" and also that they didn't tell the guy no in "the right way." "When they get what they want, They never want it again" This is an old wives adage that basically boils down to making sure that you never give your husband/boyfriend everything he wants in bed or else he won't have any use/interest in you afterwards. "And the sky was all violet I want it again, but violent, more violence Well, I'm the one with no soul" Here I feel that the singer is saying that she enjoys violent sex but is deemed to be wrong and possibly psychologically scarred for it. I think this song is about female sexuality and the lack of responsibility the a woman is seemingly allowed to have over her own sexual experience. The shouted repetition of take everything is the singer both demanding control by giving implicit permission and acknowledging that she'll never be "equal" in the relationship. Sorry for all the tl;dr but I've always been emotionally moved by this song. To the point where I had to remove it from my playlist because it makes me too angry. |
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