There's a lot you could impose on this song, the lyrics are typically Gibbons in style (Wonderfully Criptic) But If I had to put a spin on this, I'd say (Speaking from an experience where the lyrics seem to fit) It is a song about how she is coping with a broken relationship (Who knows what who or when as it could apply to many situations)
If like me your a very private person who likes to be alone (as an emotional safeguard) You'd know the pain and the anger of a failed relationship that you've put a lot of faith into.
"I saw a saviour" (This is the one!)
"I thought I'd see it in the cold light of day" (I totally fell for it - It even seemed so right even in the "cold light of day!")
"But now I realise that I'm only for me" (Seems that I was wrong and the only person I can rely on is Myself)
"If only I could see you return myself to me"
(If you could see how bitter and lonely you've made me)
"And recognise the poison in my heart
There is no other place, no one else I face
The remedy will agree with how I feel" (this bit is like saying if only you would recognise how bitter I am, how focused on this feeling I am, and how the remedy - perhaps gunning the person down with a "machine gun" - agrees with how she feels?
"Here are my front teeth, what more can I say?" (I'm snarling with anger OR I'm still smiling, what more can she say?)
For I am guilty for the voice that I obey
(We make mistakes only because we make desicions based on the information we have at the time.. I.e We listen to out own inner voices and sometimes we simply follow our hearts!)
Too scared to sacrifice the choice chosen for me (Perhaps I should have said no and stayed by myself - but I was too scared to give this opportunity up?)
and then the verse again.. I personally like to think that this is a defiant attack on a situation where you've caught with your guard down... and the only way to retaliate is to get out your Machine Gun!!! RAT A TAT TAT TAT TAT..... mwarghahahahaha
There's a lot you could impose on this song, the lyrics are typically Gibbons in style (Wonderfully Criptic) But If I had to put a spin on this, I'd say (Speaking from an experience where the lyrics seem to fit) It is a song about how she is coping with a broken relationship (Who knows what who or when as it could apply to many situations)
If like me your a very private person who likes to be alone (as an emotional safeguard) You'd know the pain and the anger of a failed relationship that you've put a lot of faith into.
"I saw a saviour" (This is the one!) "I thought I'd see it in the cold light of day" (I totally fell for it - It even seemed so right even in the "cold light of day!") "But now I realise that I'm only for me" (Seems that I was wrong and the only person I can rely on is Myself) "If only I could see you return myself to me" (If you could see how bitter and lonely you've made me) "And recognise the poison in my heart There is no other place, no one else I face The remedy will agree with how I feel" (this bit is like saying if only you would recognise how bitter I am, how focused on this feeling I am, and how the remedy - perhaps gunning the person down with a "machine gun" - agrees with how she feels?
"Here are my front teeth, what more can I say?" (I'm snarling with anger OR I'm still smiling, what more can she say?) For I am guilty for the voice that I obey (We make mistakes only because we make desicions based on the information we have at the time.. I.e We listen to out own inner voices and sometimes we simply follow our hearts!) Too scared to sacrifice the choice chosen for me (Perhaps I should have said no and stayed by myself - but I was too scared to give this opportunity up?)
and then the verse again.. I personally like to think that this is a defiant attack on a situation where you've caught with your guard down... and the only way to retaliate is to get out your Machine Gun!!! RAT A TAT TAT TAT TAT..... mwarghahahahaha