Drip Drop Teardrop
The Cardigans Lyrics
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I'm gonna sing until you hate this song
I'm gonna tell you in my sweetest voice
I'm gonna choose you 'cause you have no choice
This funny thing we've got
Is never gonna stop
Oh no
I'm gonna take you to the wilderness
I'm gonna show you things you might have missed
I'm gonna kiss the parts that you have lost
It's gonna cost you but you might hurt less
This funny thing we got
Is never gonna stop
This funny thing we got
Is never gonna stop
Until drip drop teardrop
Will we ever learn
I'm gonna work 'til we get it on
I'm gonna love you 'til we get along
And when your ears and your eyes are sore
I'm gonna love you just a little bit more
This funny thing we got
Is never gonna stop
This funny thing we got
Is never gonna stop
Until drip drop teardrop
Will we ever
Will we ever
Will we ever learn
In the Cardigans' song "Drip Drop Teardrop," the singer expresses her intent to watch her partner while they misunderstand her, sing until they hate the song, and use her sweetest voice to choose her partner because they have no other option. The words may suggest that the singer is manipulative or controlling, but the song's funereal vibe underscores a more sophisticated message. The lyric's shift from the first person to the second-person tense about halfway through the song suggests that the singer is speaking to her own anxiety, her own tendency to sabotage relationships when they become too serious or too uncertain. The wilderness she speaks of shows the unknown or the potential for danger. The first half of the song is then brought back towards the second half when the singer pledges to work at the relationship, love her partner through the pain, and, if necessary, love them just a little bit more so that they can weather the storm of life together.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm gonna watch you while you get me wrong
I will observe how you misunderstand me
I'm gonna sing until you hate this song
I will keep singing till you dislike the song
I'm gonna tell you in my sweetest voice
I will speak with affectionate and pleasing tone
I'm gonna choose you 'cause you have no choice
I will select you since there are no other alternatives
This funny thing we’ve got, is never going to stop. Oh no.
Our peculiar relationship is everlasting and infinite.
I'm gonna take you to the wilderness
I will lead you to a remote and uninhabited area
I'm gonna show you things you might have missed
I will present to you the things you have previously overlooked
I'm gonna kiss the parts that you have lost
I will caress your damaged parts with my lips
It's gonna cost you but you might hurt less
You may feel better, but it may cost you something
This funny thing we’ve got, is never going to stop.
Our strange association will never come to an end.
Until drip drop teardrop, will we ever learn
Will we understand the gravity of our relationship when tears are shed?
I'm gonna work till we get it on
I will labor till we fully comprehend each other
I'm gonna love you 'til we get along
I will love till we get in harmony
And when your ears and your eyes are sore
When you are weary, tired, or in pain
I'm gonna love you just a little bit more
I will give you additional love to ease your pain or hardship.
This funny thing we’ve got is never going to stop.
Again emphasizing our association is never going to finish.
Until drip drop teardrop, will we ever
The repetition of the previous line using fewer words.
Will we ever
A repeating, rhetorical question wondering if we will ever learn
Will we ever learn
An extension of the previous rhetorical question.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Anders Peter Svensson, Nina Elisabet Persson
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