Tick Tock
Black My Heart Lyrics

The lyrics of Black My Heart's song Tick Tock describe a sense of betrayal and anger towards someone whom the singer had trusted once. The singer seems to have gone through the pages of that person's life, and apparently knew them intimately. However, their trust was broken, and the singer is bringing their rage to the forefront. The mention of "ripping through the pages" seems to imply that the singer had gone through the person's diary, or perhaps dug deep into their psyche in some other way, and discovered something that made them lose faith in that person.

The singer also saw the person's tears and believes that they hid them behind the "story of their life." The singer is convinced that the person had lied to them about something or had kept something important hidden. The only words the person ever meant, as per the lyrics, are "die for me." It is possible that this person had used the singer's trust to further their own selfish desires, or that they had made a grand sacrifice and expected the singer to do the same, but now, their true intentions are revealed, and the singer is devastated, angry, and ready to destroy everything that the person represents.

The lyrics then tell the person to lock their windows and doors because the singer is coming for them. The use of the word "destroy" suggests that no harm would be off-limits to the singer when it comes to avenging their sense of betrayal. The clock keeps ticking, and the singer is aware of the passage of time. Time doesn't change with them, and it seems that the only thing that changes in the singer's life is their perception of the person they once trusted. In the end, the person is "dead to us, dead to me," and the singer is left with nothing but their intense feelings of anger.