Fronted by Projekt Records' Sam Rosenthal, the band's line-up has changed significantly over time. The current lineup has Rosenthal on programming, guitar and keyboards, Jon DeRosa ( Aarktica) on vocals, and Henrik Meierkord on strings. The most notable former members of the band are Brian Viglione (The Dresden Dolls) on percussion, guitar & bass, and vocalists Athan Maroulis (ex-Spahn Ranch), Nicki Jaine, and long time vocalists, Oscar Herrera & Elysabeth Grant.
The style of Black Tape for a Blue Girl is generally described as "gothic", though their long catalog of music does not often gel with all of the contemporary standards of gothic music over time. The lyrics are by Rosenthal himself and explores powerful emotions of love, vulnerability, isolation, loss, jealousy, and passion.
Rope
Black Tape for a Blue Girl Lyrics
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The room too cold for me.
Cut out my eyes they forgot how to cry,
The pain too strong to see.
We were so close but things slipped away.
The crush came over me.
These feelings can't come back
Yet I always retain.
This will be the end.
Inside I'm lonely,
The rope it holds me.
And when I'm gone
You'll crawl back to me,
You'll cry and understand.
I see you're my friend,
It took so long for me to see.
I cared for you more
Than you ever knew,
I do this to show you know.
I see my answer
On the end of a rope,
The world turned cold on me.
The lyrics of Black Tape for a Blue Girl's song Rope reveal a person at a breaking point, seeing their only way out as suicide. The emotional pain is too great to bear and the person feels alone, despite having someone they care for deeply. The first two lines portray a sense of hopelessness as the person sees no other option but to end their life. The line "Cut out my eyes they forgot how to cry" could be interpreted in two ways - either the person is numb to their emotions, or they cry so much that they have run out of tears.
The next two lines point towards the relationship between the person and the one they care for. They were once close but things have slipped away and the person has been crushed by this. They mention that they always retain these feelings, suggesting that they have tried to push them down and ignore them, but haven't been successful. The line "I smile. This will be the end" is particularly haunting as it shows a person who has mentally checked out and is now at peace with their decision. They also seem to hope that after they are gone, the person they care for will understand their pain and come back to them.
In the final verse, the person addresses their friend and expresses how much they cared for them, more than they ever knew. They mention doing this to show them that they know. This could be interpreted in a few ways, one being that they want to show their friend how much they loved them and how much pain they were in. Another interpretation could be that the person is feeling like their friend didn't care about them as much as they cared about their friend, and this is a way of showing them how much it hurts.
Line by Line Meaning
I see my answer on the end of a rope,
I am trying to end my life as I feel that there is no other solution to all the problems and difficulties I am currently facing.
The room too cold for me.
I am in a cold and empty room, with nobody around to help me or offer any support in my difficult situation.
Cut out my eyes they forgot how to cry,
I have been living my life in despair for so long that I have lost the ability to express my emotions and feelings properly or even shed tears of sadness.
The pain too strong to see.
The emotional and psychological pain I am experiencing is so severe that I cannot even bear to look at it, let alone confront it directly.
We were so close but things slipped away.
I had once been very close to someone, or perhaps even to my own better self, but over time, things have gotten more complicated, strained, and difficult.
The crush came over me.
All of a sudden, I became overwhelmed, crushed by the weight of all the complex emotions, thoughts, and memories that I am struggling to deal with.
These feelings can't come back, yet I always retain.
Although I know deep down that I cannot go back to my past self, I still hold on to the memories, feelings, and experiences that have shaped who I am today, for better or for worse.
I smile. This will be the end.
Despite all the sadness and pain I am feeling, I bravely put on a smile, determined to see this through to its end, perhaps hoping to find some measure of peace or closure.
Inside I'm lonely, the rope it holds me.
Although I am physically alone, the rope around my neck represents a macabre form of connection to the world around me, the only thing that seems to hold me in place and prevent me from drifting away completely.
And when I'm gone, you'll crawl back to me, you'll cry and understand.
Although I know my death will cause immense pain and suffering to those who love me, I also hope that it will help them finally understand the depth of my struggles, my desperation, and my desire to be free from pain and sadness.
I see you're my friend, it took so long for me to see.
In the final moments of my life, I realize that I had true friends who cared for me deeply, but I had been too lost in my own despair and pain to recognize it before.
I cared for you more than you ever knew, I do this to show you know.
As I leave this world, I want to make sure that my true friends and loved ones understand just how much I cared for them, even if I was not able to show it properly or effectively when I was alive.
I see my answer on the end of a rope, the world turned cold on me.
As I take my last breaths, I finally come face to face with the ultimate answer to my problems, and I realize that the world and all its complexities and cruelties have finally broken me, driving me to this ultimate act of desperation.
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on All my lovers
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