Dolores O'Riordan was the youngest of seven born and raised in Ballybricken, Limerick, Ireland. In 1990 she auditioned and won the role of lead singer for a band called The Cranberry Saw Us (later changed to The Cranberries). The band released five albums before they took a break in 2003.
Her first solo album Are You Listening? was released in May 2007. Her second solo album No Baggage was released in August 2009.
While in London, England, for a short recording session, Dolores died suddenly on 15 January 2018 aged 46. The cause of death was drowning due to alcohol intoxication.
'Dolores was discovered “submerged in the bath” at the time she was found, and an examination of her body found no signs of injury or self-harm. There was a bottle of champagne, as well as five miniature bottles of alcohol, plus containers of prescription drugs. The toxicology report showed that Dolores’ blood had “therapeutic” levels of medication, but her alcohol level was astronomically high — four times over the legal limit of driving.'
Black Widow
Dolores O'Riordan Lyrics
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Finding solace somewhere
Seeking comfort
Seeking comfort somewhere
Over and over
Over she calls
Over and over
Ooh
The black widow
Waiting for her lover
The black widow
Crying in her bedroom
Over and over
Over she calls
Over and over
Over she falls
Ooh
(Pull me out, pull me out)
(Pull me out, pull me out)
(Pull me out)
(Pull me out, pull me out)
(Pull me out, pull me out)
Seeking comfort
Seeking comfort somewhere
And she cries, and she cries
Feeling lonely
She is lonely
And she dies, and she dies
Feeling lonely
She is lonely
Recognize, recognize
The black widow
The black widow
Recognize, recognize
The black widow
The black widow
The black widow
The song "Black Widow" by Dolores O'Riordan is a haunting and melancholic track that explores the idea of loss and mourning. The lyrics of the song seem to be about a woman who is struggling to come to terms with the loss of her lover. The song begins with the lines "Finding solace, finding solace somewhere, Seeking comfort, seeking comfort somewhere," indicating that the woman is searching for some kind of refuge, perhaps to cope with the pain of her loss.
The chorus of the song repeats the lines "Over and over, Over, she calls, Over and over, Over, she falls," suggesting that the woman is stuck in a vicious cycle of grief and despair. The refrain "The black widow, waiting for her lover, The black widow, crying in her bedroom" implies that the woman's mourning has turned her into a symbol of loss and tragedy, like a spider waiting for its prey. The second verse of the song echoes the same sentiment, using the lines "And she cries, and she cries, Feeling lonely, she is lonely, And she dies, and she dies, Feeling lonely, she is lonely."
The final lines of the song, "Recognize, recognize, The black widow, The black widow, Recognize, recognize, The black widow, The black widow, The black widow," seem to be a plea for recognition and understanding, as if the woman is asking the world to acknowledge her pain and the magnitude of her loss.
Line by Line Meaning
Finding solace
Looking for a way to find comfort
Finding solace somewhere
Trying to find a place where one can feel comforted
Seeking comfort
Looking for something that can make someone feel better
Seeking comfort somewhere
Trying to find a place where comfort can be felt
Over and over
Repeatedly
Over she calls
She keeps calling but no one answers
Over she falls
She keeps trying, but still fails to succeed
The black widow
A woman who has lost her lover
Waiting for her lover
Hoping for her lover to return
Crying in her bedroom
Feeling sad and alone in the privacy of her own space
(pull me out)
A plea for help
And she cries, and she cries
She's filled with deep sadness and despair
Feeling lonely
Feeling isolated and abandoned
She is lonely
Her loneliness is overwhelming
And she dies, and she dies
She gives up on life and herself
Recognize recognize
To understand and acknowledge what is happening
The black widow
A symbol of sadness and mourning
Recognize, recognize
To acknowledge and understand
The black widow,
The woman who has lost her loved one
The black widow
A melancholic image
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dolores Mary O'Riordan
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