I'm pinned down by the dark

Been fighting with my sheets and nearly crying in my sleep
Yes, I'm battling that well-told gripe, the most restraining type
You should have racing stripes the way you keep me in pursuit
Sharpen the heel of your boot and you press it to my chest
And you make me wheeze, then to my knees you do promote me

I'm pinned down by the dark
A-N-I-M-A-L
Makes my head pirouette
More than I would be willing to confess
D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S

The light it fidgets through, the thoughts'll soon revert to you
About as bashful as a tribal dance, the first and final chance
And course the audience of frighteners and fiends
Divided up into two teams
When the acrobat fell off the beam, she broke everyone's heart

I'm pinned down by the dark
A-N-I-M-A-L
Makes my head pirouette
More than I would be willing to confess
D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
The most unsuitable pet
It's been long enough now, so let's
Make a mess lioness

I'm pinned down by the dark
I'm pinned down by the dark, oh-oh-oh

D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
A-N-I-M-A-L
D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
A-N-I-M-A-L


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    My Interpretation

    i think it's about a girl he keeps dreaming of.

    "i'm pinned down by the dark

    been fighting with my sheets and nearly crying in my sleep. yes, i'm battling that well told gripe, the most frustrating type, you should have racing stripes the way you keep me in pursuit you sharpen the heel of your boot and you press it in my chest and you make me wheeze then to my knees you promote me"

    this girl he likes in his dreams is a crush and in his dreams she has him hooked and is teasing him. one minute she's walking all over him with her sharp heeled boots and the next she raises his hopes up by praising him.

    "A.N.I.M.A.L she makes my head pirouette more than i would be willing to confess D.A.N.G.E.R.O.U.S"

    she is the dangerous animal that drives him wild but he doesn't want her to know he feels so much for her

    "the light it fidgets through, the thoughts will soon revert to you. about as bashful as a tribal dance, the first and final chance and of course the audience of frighteners and fiends, divided up into two teams. when the acrobat fell off the beam she broke everyone's heart."

    the morning light interrupts his dream and is just about to wake him but he goes back to dreaming of her. he has to be brave to get her and feels he has one and only one chance to make an impression on her. the press and the fans will be looking to see what happens, the press and fans will be divided into two teams of wanting them two to get together and not wanting to see them get together, but it will break everyone's heart if she wasn't on the scene.

    "i'm pinned down by the dark"

    he's always waiting to have another dream of her so he loves night time when he's ready to sleep and has another chance of dreaming of her.

    "the most unsuitable pet, it's been long enough now so let's make a mess lioness"

    she's too wild for him but he's been dreaming of her for a long time and he wants the dream to turn into a reality and finally shag.

    craftytrixxon March 13, 2011   Link

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