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Its like being in love you rob your own mind and defile your bed
You ignore the fate of the players who both end up dead
And you pretend for us and you pretend for them
This fairytale will make them jealous of you
But its not the kind, the kind you talked about
And its just the kind that rips the clothing off your mind
She is feeding you and you lie with her
And for the first time your right arm becomes useful
As you sin with it you wanna cut it off,
But instead you thank god for all of the wrong you do.
But its not the kind, the kind you talked about
And its just the kind that rips the clothing off your mind
She is feeding you and you lie with her
And for the first time your right arm becomes useful
As you sin with it you wanna cut it off
But instead you thank god for all of the wrong you do.
You cut the cord today with God's hand to hold yours steady
He waits for you to apply the pressure
The warmth of His breath wrapped in His words
As He repeats His Truth after Truth after Truth after Truth
And its just the kind the kind you talked about and its just the kind
That clothes your mind with Christ
He is feeding you and you know the truth
And I pray this is the last song I will sing to you
I'm sorry Father, I'm sorry sister, I'm sorry brother, I'm sorry everybody.
You ignore the fate of the players who both end up dead
And you pretend for us and you pretend for them
This fairytale will make them jealous of you
But its not the kind, the kind you talked about
And its just the kind that rips the clothing off your mind
She is feeding you and you lie with her
And for the first time your right arm becomes useful
As you sin with it you wanna cut it off,
But instead you thank god for all of the wrong you do.
But its not the kind, the kind you talked about
And its just the kind that rips the clothing off your mind
She is feeding you and you lie with her
And for the first time your right arm becomes useful
As you sin with it you wanna cut it off
But instead you thank god for all of the wrong you do.
You cut the cord today with God's hand to hold yours steady
He waits for you to apply the pressure
The warmth of His breath wrapped in His words
As He repeats His Truth after Truth after Truth after Truth
And its just the kind the kind you talked about and its just the kind
That clothes your mind with Christ
He is feeding you and you know the truth
And I pray this is the last song I will sing to you
I'm sorry Father, I'm sorry sister, I'm sorry brother, I'm sorry everybody.
Lyrics submitted by onthefinishline
Track duration: 02:47
"The Kind" as written by Sameer Bhattacharya, James Culpepper, Jared Hartmann, Lacey Nicole Sturm, Kirkpatrick Seals
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Also, I originally thought this was about the falsity that many sexual gay relationships can bring (two women using their right arms). That seemed to also be implied in Missing (found something sweet on the island with the daughters of Eve/but through thick and thin they've gone away and only left their grief).
This is NOT SAYING IT'S HOMOPHOBIC, but a lot of homosexual relationships (especially in the young) are together because of sexual reasons or for wanting attention. And often the sex is not what they really wanted afterall (as you sin with it you wanna cut it off) but they can't get out they're too insecure or just like the sexual feelings too much (but instead you thank God for the wrong you do).
Seeing the other comments, I do like the idea that money is being compared to lust (her/she being money). I didn't understand the spoken quote before that. It's definitely not about self injury. I don't know where people got that.
'it's like being in love you rob your own mind, and defile your bed, you ignore the fate of the players who both end up dead' you love the drug, defile your bed, and let's not forget HIV.
'YOu pretend for us and you pretend for them, this fairytale will make them jealous of you' you pretend that you are fine to your loved one, and 'ya know, pretend for everyone else.
'But it's not the kind, the kind you talk about, and it's just the kind that that rips the clothing off you mind' obviously metaphoric. (the love no one needs to know about)
'She is feeding you and you lie with her, and for th first time your right arm becomes useful, as you sin with it, you want to cut it off, but it's then you thank god for all the wrong you do'.
SHE is feeding you narcotics, so you lie with 'her' (could mean anything really), use you arm to do lots of things including using drugs, insert bible reference and cutting reference, you thank god for the bittersweet escape, (this person still worships god).
The bridge is kinda simple, you cut the cord and turn to god for help, which is exactly what Lacey Sturm did.
'I'm sorry father, I'm sorry sister, I'm sorry brother, I'm sorry EVERYBODY!' the lack thereof mention of a mother makes me think mommy introduced the person to the addiction and maybe prostitution as well.
This song has one of my favourite techniques though, where they modify the chorus so that's it's not just the same thing sung over and over. It shows a progression to the plot and keeps it fresh.
i love how clever lacey is with comparing the sin of fornication and greed; i thought it was too good to be true when she said at the beginning "it's like being in love". just using the word at the very beginning usually implies that it's not what the song's about. it's the art of mystery and intrigue. which is also reason why misinterpretation happens, yet she interrupts soon enough at 1:15 and it's explained. that was a very nice choice, because if you weren't paying attention, you wouldn't hear / include that in your interpretation of the song.
i used to be a noob at understanding lyrics, and mostly i just admitted to myself i was confused. yet from reading posts, i can tell people are sometimes too sure of themselves and stick to the INTERPRETATION BASED ON A HANDFUL OF LYRICS. DON'T EVER DO THAT. IT'S LIKE QUOTING THE FIRST PART OF A PROVERB, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
At 1:15,it was part of a verse in the Bible; Mathew 6:24 - "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."
You cant take both the song and the verse literally because it's referring to sin.
How can you guys tell that she was/is a cutter? I've googled it and I can't find anything that suggests that she had a problem with self-injury.