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Blood red lips traced with a tongue they shine,
Cut thought a crowded room.
A look can say a lot sometimes
And so I take all my past attractions
And project on you.
Every disappointment's and mistake,
Some resentment from a one-night heartbreak.
My head is spinning
My hands go damp,
But still I force an introduction
And I ask you to dance.
You feel like home up against me so close,
Though we've just met tonight .
There's still so much that we still don't know,
But I'm fairly certain
That we just might work out right.
Then again it can all go up in flames,
And I'll take you down in the name of love.
But for now let's kiss hard,
Fuck the games.
All or nothing, it's written in blood
[Chorus]
On the way to the wedding,
Dressed in black, she said
"Sorry lover but you can't look back."
She says
"Oh no," she goes,
"Oh no," she goes
"Slow down baby or you're gonna explode."
On the way to the wedding,
Dressed in black, he said
"Sorry lover but you can't look back."
She says
"Oh no," she goes,
"Oh no," she goes
"Slow down baby keep your eyes on the road"
Soft wet skin, hairs raised, body tired;
And the sheets are across the floor.
You tell me that love don't last,
Drawing circles with your fingernails across my back.
As your lips form the words you won't say,
In the distance your favorite song plays.
I turn you over and look in your eyes,
Promise you that this is forever
Or till one of us dies.
You taste like tear stains
And could have beens,
But I love a good train wreck.
Your hair balled up inside my fist,
You tell me don't get too attatched
Like this is just entertainment.
Then again it could go up in flames,
And I'll take you down in the name of love.
Maybe one last kiss just to ease the pain
All or nothing it's written in blood
[Chorus: x 2]
On the way to the wedding (Oh no) [Repeat: x 7]
On the way to the wedding
Cut thought a crowded room.
A look can say a lot sometimes
And so I take all my past attractions
And project on you.
Every disappointment's and mistake,
Some resentment from a one-night heartbreak.
My head is spinning
My hands go damp,
But still I force an introduction
And I ask you to dance.
You feel like home up against me so close,
Though we've just met tonight .
There's still so much that we still don't know,
But I'm fairly certain
That we just might work out right.
Then again it can all go up in flames,
And I'll take you down in the name of love.
But for now let's kiss hard,
Fuck the games.
All or nothing, it's written in blood
[Chorus]
On the way to the wedding,
Dressed in black, she said
"Sorry lover but you can't look back."
She says
"Oh no," she goes,
"Oh no," she goes
"Slow down baby or you're gonna explode."
On the way to the wedding,
Dressed in black, he said
"Sorry lover but you can't look back."
She says
"Oh no," she goes,
"Oh no," she goes
"Slow down baby keep your eyes on the road"
Soft wet skin, hairs raised, body tired;
And the sheets are across the floor.
You tell me that love don't last,
Drawing circles with your fingernails across my back.
As your lips form the words you won't say,
In the distance your favorite song plays.
I turn you over and look in your eyes,
Promise you that this is forever
Or till one of us dies.
You taste like tear stains
And could have beens,
But I love a good train wreck.
Your hair balled up inside my fist,
You tell me don't get too attatched
Like this is just entertainment.
Then again it could go up in flames,
And I'll take you down in the name of love.
Maybe one last kiss just to ease the pain
All or nothing it's written in blood
[Chorus: x 2]
On the way to the wedding (Oh no) [Repeat: x 7]
On the way to the wedding
Lyrics submitted by He Wants revenge
Track duration: 05:00
"Written in Blood" as written by Adam/warfield Bravin
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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She probably thought something may have been possible but since he tried moving so fast with the "relationship" it pushed her away. "On the way to the wedding dressed in black, he said sorry lover but you can't look back, she said oh no, she said oh no, slow down baby or your gonna explode/slow down baby keep your eyes on the road." This is expressing how he was moving so fast, like he was driving a car to their wedding at 100 mph and it scared her so she ran.
Love is a drug and when someone has attachment issues when their young they tend to treat it as an addiction, constantly trying to get their fix with a relationship and when this happens, love is never found, it's made, and that kind of love never lasts.
I know this because one of my friends from High school was like this and it destroyed him, always with a new girl, claiming love that didn't exist. It was pretty sad to watch and I wish I could have helped him but there was something deeply rooted from his childhood that caused him to be that way, and it's something he needs to find and fix in himself.
I wouldn't be surprised with SWR. What with all the popsicles melting, high heels, and fishnets present in their music and image. ;)
Then again it could all go up in flames
And I'll take you down in the name of love
Cuz its so true...you never know whats gonna happend.
I agree with the idea of the most simple interpretation-the woman is about to get married and has a moment of weakness, but the man is delusional because all his previous relationships have failed or been meaningless anyway. The idea of being "on the way to the wedding, dressed in black" is the union of love and death, and also i think represents how to this woman this is her burying all her past indiscretions and so on, and telling him to keep his eyes "on the road" indicates he's trying to stop the wedding, by driving her down another path with him which she doesn't really want, which also explains the offer "...till one of us dies" as in wedding vows, which she rejects.
the video is, i think, very good but not representative of the lyrics particularly.
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Promise you that this is forever or till one of us dies
--I guess this could be interpreted as rape. Though I doubt it, "drawing circles with your fingernails across my back". Though like Jango said the love or death scenario is incorporated. Either she loves him or she dies, but I don’t think he intended on killing her from the beginning, it was more like a crime of passion. Again there is an allusion to death. "...till one of us dies."""
-Sandor86
I liked your in-depth description, minus the above.
I think he asked her to marry him. "forever until death do us part". She rejects his request.
The Hunger, 1980.
Classic Vampire love movie.
But our love was a trainwreck
i think it's ... ' but i love a good trainwreck'
:]
*The song and the video are two completely different stories, the video doesn't actually depict the lyrics.
*I think the whole song is from the point of view of the male character.
*There are only the two lovers, neither of them are getting married. The wedding refers to something else, which I will explain later.
*Let’s call the male character Romeo and the female will be Juliet.
First Verse:
Blood red lips, traced with a tongue they shine
Cut through a crowded room
--This is when he first sees her, probably in a bar or some social event, “crowded room”.
A look can say a lot sometimes
So I take all my past attractions and project on you
--He makes a judgement on her personality based purely on her looks. Past attraction probably refers to all the previous girls he dated, and what he was attracted to in each of them. He imagines all those girls in Juliet. {Perhaps he is still in love with all of them?}
Every disappointment and mistake
Some resentment from a one night heartbreak
--“ Summer’s ending” has been changed to “Some resentment.” Again he is referring to those "past attractions", but using a more negative connotation. I think this means that all the other girls were disappointments and mistakes so far. "Some resentment from a one night heartbreak", or a one night stand. I would guess it was a bad experience. From this we can deduce Romeo is not looking for a one night stand with Juliet but a serious relationship.
My head is spinning my hands go damp
But still I force an introduction then I ask you to dance
-- Second line just describes their first meeting.
You feel like home up against me close
-- He just fell in love.
No we just met tonight
There's so much that we still don't know
--Romeo expressing his reservation about his new love and the prospect of a new relationship and probably another heartache.
But I'm fairly certain that we might just work out right
--This is fairly straightforward, he feels so strongly about her the he is pretty sure it will workout.
Then again it could all go up in flames - OR - Then again it can all go up in flames
And I'll take you down in the name of love
-- In the back of his mind he knows there is a chance of disappointment, and a quite vivid depiction of what might happen if things don't work out. I think he says ‘can’, not ‘could’.
But for now lets kiss hard, fuck the games
-- Caught up in the heat of lust, he forgets his worries.
All or Nothing, It's Written in Blood
--I think this is foreshadowing things to come, revealing this story is a tragedy. Blood could be interpreted as death.
*Lets skip the first chorus, we'll come back to it later.
Second Verse:
Soft wet skin, hands raised, body tired
And the sheets are across the floor
--Some good sex, lol.
You tell me that love don't last
Drawin circles with your fingernails across my back
--I think the whole second verse takes place that night after they first met and had sex. This is why I don’t think she was ever in love with her. Plus she plainly love don’t last, or her way of telling him she is not in love.
As your lips form the words that you wont say
In the distance your favorite song plays
--I think that they are at her place. She puts her favorite music on?
I turn you over and look in your eyes
Promise you that this is forever or till one of us dies
--I guess this could be interpreted as rape. Though I doubt it, "drawing circles with your fingernails across my back". Though like Jango said the love or death scenario is incorporated. Either she loves him or she dies, but I don’t think he intended on killing her from the beginning, it was more like a crime of passion. Again there is an allusion to death. "...till one of us dies."
You taste like tear stains and could of beens
--Tear stains refer to his own tears stains. He is feeling bitterness because he just realized this is not love after all. The could of beens are all his hopes crushed.
But our love was a trainwreck - OR - But I love a good trainwreck
--If you listen carefully you'll hear "But I love a good trainwreck." Perhaps he is addicted to having his heart broken. Not exactly sure how to interpret this.
Your hair balled up inside my fist
You tell me don't get to attached, like this is just entertainment
--Now he is frustrated and angry, and turning into a psycho. One could argue that Romeo is mentally ill, but I think that is irrelevant. Again he is being told that this is just a one night stand. {Making him even angrier?}
Then again it can all go up in flames
And I'll take you down in the name of love
Maybe one last kiss just to ease the pain
All or Nothing, It's Written in Blood
--Does this mean that someone is going to die, or both of them? I think it does. This song could be compared to a Shakespearean play written in a contemporary style. If you have ever read Romeo and Juliet you'll remember death was a theme throughout the story just as in the lyrics of this song.
Chorus:
On the way to the wedding dressed in black,
He said sorry lover but you can't look back,
She says "OH NO"
She goes "OH NO"
She goes "Slow down baby or we're gunna explode"
...
She goes "Slow down baby, keep your eyes on the road"
--A wedding is a union of two people, and black could refer to death. People go to funerals in black not to weddings. From this I decided the line must mean that they will be together in death. Also, from this I deduced that they will both die, you need two people to get married. The chorus suggests that they are in a car. I think he runs into something and the car blows up killing hem both, “...it can all go up in flames“ It could also be a literary device used to illustrate their death.
...time for a smoke...