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I'd Love to Kill You
Katie Melua Lyrics


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I'd love to kill you with a kiss
I'd like to strike you down with bliss
I'd like to tie you up in knots
Until your heart stops

I'd love to kill you with a glance
I'd like to put you in a trance
I'd like to drug you with my scent
And use you in the moment
Ooh

I'd love to kill you as you eat
The pleasure would taste so sweet
I'd like to open up your skin
And wander there within

I'd love to kill you by a stream
Where no one can hear my baby scream
And then I'd run away and be free
The sweetest victory
Ooh

I love to watch you in your sleep
'Cause you don't have power over me
And when you're awake I'm undone
Under you spell, in hell
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "I'd Love to Kill You" by Katie Melua showcase the emotions of a twisted love-hate relationship. The singer expresses her desire to kill her lover in a variety of different ways, which may seem morbid and disturbing to some listeners. However, on a deeper level, this song can be interpreted as a metaphor for the powerful emotions that can exist in romantic relationships. The singer is willing to do anything to feel in control of her love affair, even if it means resorting to violence. The lyrics describe a sense of longing to dominate her lover and to possess him completely.


The first two stanzas of the song express the desire to kill her lover through different means, with a kiss, a glance, and her scent. The lyrics reflect her desire to control her partner entirely and to manipulate him to her will. The subsequent stanzas continue to express her desire but escalate in violence, with the singer wanting to cut her partner's skin and watch him bleed or killing him in cold blood.


The last stanza indicates that the singer feels powerless in the relationship when her lover is awake, but she feels liberated when he is sleeping, indicating that the only time she has control of the situation is when he is powerless.


Overall, the song is a haunting and visceral representation of the power dynamics in a relationship. The lyrics illustrate how love can bring about feelings of obsession and possession, and how these emotions manifest themselves in various ways.


Line by Line Meaning

I'd love to kill you with a kiss
I want to show you such deep affection, but I have such a passionate nature that I fear I may overwhelm you.


I'd like to strike you down with bliss
I want to take away everything else from you and leave you with no choice but to be with me, to take away all else but me.


I'd like to tie you up in knots Until your heart stops
I want to love you and control your being, your heart and soul, intertwined with mine till our heartbeats no longer pump blood.


I'd love to kill you with a glance
Just a single glance from me would show you the depth of my affection, one that would kill you because you would be unable to handle it.


I'd like to put you in a trance
I want you to be hypnotized by my love and fall deeper and deeper into me, living no more without me by your side.


I'd like to drug you with my scent And use you in the moment
I want to intoxicate you with my essence, forcing you to be with me in a moment where you will have no choice but to be with me and only me.


I'd love to kill you as you eat The pleasure would taste so sweet
I want to consume you, to be with you so completely that it would taste sweet, to offer you my very being to feast upon.


I'd like to open up your skin And wander there within
I want to be completely inside you, to see what makes you who you are, and to be so close to you that I can never leave you again.


I'd love to kill you by a stream Where no one can hear my baby scream And then I'd run away and be free The sweetest victory
I want to end your life and be free, to have no one else in the world to worry about but me. I want to have the ultimate victory.


I love to watch you in your sleep 'Cause you don't have power over me And when you're awake I'm undone Under you spell, in hell
I love watching you while you sleep because you have no power over me then. But when you're awake, I am powerless, completely under your spell, trapped in the hell of my own making.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Guy Chambers, Katie Melua

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