Novocaine
Baylou Lyrics
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No amount of time could wash you away
No holy prayer's gonna save me
This love affair is like a shallow grave
Ooooh
Give me a shot, as strong as you got, baby
No, woah woah woah
Broken in two, strung out on you
I gotta numb the fire flowing through my veins
Oh, sweet novocaine-aine
When I'm paralyzed, I forget you
No longer hypnotized by what you do to me
Time after time I let you defeat me
Finally found a place you can't reach me, yeah
Give me a shot, as strong as you got, baby
'Cause I don't wanna feel a thing
No, woah woah woah
Broken in two, strung out on you
I gotta numb the fire flowing through my veins
Like sweet novocaine-aine
Sweet Novocaine
Ooooh
Give me a shot, as strong as you got, baby
'Cause I don't wanna feel a thing
No, no, no, no
Broken in two, strung out on you
I've gotta numb the fire flowing through my veins
Oh, sweet novocaine-aine
Sweet Novocaine-aine
Red river of wine won't drown you
No amount of time can wash you away, yeah
The lyrics to Baylou's Novocaine talk about a toxic love affair that the singer is finding impossible to let go of. The imagery of a red river of wine and time not being able to wash you away suggest that the singer has tried to suppress their feelings and move on, but it's proving to be an impossible task. The lyrics "No holy prayer's gonna save me, this love affair is like a shallow grave" suggest that the singer is resigned to their fate and knows that no amount of intervention can help them. The reference to Novocaine suggests that they are willing to do whatever it takes to numb their pain and forget about their lover.
In the second verse, the singer talks about how they can forget their lover and move on when they are "paralyzed," but they always seem to get drawn back in. They are tired of being defeated and have finally found a place where their lover can't reach them. Despite this, they can't resist the lure of their lover's hold on them, and they are willing to take any amount of Novocaine to forget their pain and love.
Overall, the lyrics to Novocaine suggest a painful love affair that the singer cannot let go of, despite their best efforts. The song speaks to the universal experience of falling in love with someone who is bad for us and the struggle to let go of that person.
Line by Line Meaning
Red river of wine won't drown you
No external consumption can rid me of my love for you
No amount of time could wash you away
My love for you is so strong, time cannot weaken it
No holy prayer's gonna save me
Even divine intervention cannot free me from this love
This love affair is like a shallow grave
Being with you is slowly killing me
Give me a shot, as strong as you got, baby
I need the strongest possible dose to forget you
'Cause I don't wanna feel a thing
I am desperately trying to numb the pain of our love
Broken in two, strung out on you
I am completely shattered and addicted to you
I gotta numb the fire flowing through my veins
I need to numb the burning passion I have for you
Oh, sweet novocaine-aine
Novocaine is the only relief I can find from our love
When I'm paralyzed, I forget you
Only in a state of numbness can I forget my feelings for you
No longer hypnotized by what you do to me
I am finally realizing that your hold on me is not healthy
Time after time I let you defeat me
I keep falling for you, even though it hurts me
Finally found a place you can't reach me, yeah
I have found a way to distance myself from you
Like sweet novocaine-aine
The only release from our love is like the numbness that novocaine provides
Red river of wine won't drown you
No amount of external consumption can rid me of my feelings for you
No amount of time can wash you away, yeah
My love for you is too strong to be weakened by the passage of time
Writer(s): STEVEN LEE OLSEN, CAITLYN ELIZABETH SMITH, CARY RYAN BARLOWE
Contributed by Asher G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.