This is about a person telling another person something rather dreadful - like that they cheated on them, frauded them, lied substantially, got them mixed up with criminals, isn't who they said they were, take your pick.
I think the person has been holding back the truth for some time, fearing the consequences of coming clean since they should mean an end to things as they have been; "surviveD tonight".
And now that other person is not backing away like all sanity in the world would have them - they are staying with the cheater, thief, liar, destructor - and the first person is just abandoned; how can I tell you this, finally fess up and by doing so face my own inferno - and you are joining me? you should know and do better - I AM bad; survivE tonight.
And with this the first person loses herself/himself in the darkness - apathetically saying that yes, if you stay with me, and you apparently will, you panicked chicken, you will die. I have even just told you and you know that you will die by and with me.
I find soo much story in these lyrics, the angst, fear, disbelief, disdain and apathy of the protagonist could fill a novel or a movie and still Skin expresses it in a few lines. And what I see in so many Skunk lyrics - the other person, the one that takes abuse and keeps on taking it.
I agree that it is a scary song. My take:
This is about a person telling another person something rather dreadful - like that they cheated on them, frauded them, lied substantially, got them mixed up with criminals, isn't who they said they were, take your pick.
I think the person has been holding back the truth for some time, fearing the consequences of coming clean since they should mean an end to things as they have been; "surviveD tonight".
And now that other person is not backing away like all sanity in the world would have them - they are staying with the cheater, thief, liar, destructor - and the first person is just abandoned; how can I tell you this, finally fess up and by doing so face my own inferno - and you are joining me? you should know and do better - I AM bad; survivE tonight.
And with this the first person loses herself/himself in the darkness - apathetically saying that yes, if you stay with me, and you apparently will, you panicked chicken, you will die. I have even just told you and you know that you will die by and with me.
I find soo much story in these lyrics, the angst, fear, disbelief, disdain and apathy of the protagonist could fill a novel or a movie and still Skin expresses it in a few lines. And what I see in so many Skunk lyrics - the other person, the one that takes abuse and keeps on taking it.