Stockholm Syndrome
Electric Valentine Lyrics

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So take back every word
Every word you've ever said to me
You've said, you've said

Save your ropes
For your cool new scene and plastic memories
Plastic memories

We disappear into the dark (dark dark dark)
And finish what you couldn't start (start start start)
We're making out like bees in the night now
We're making out, making out, making out
So save me now with stolen hearts and break downs
So save me now, save me now, save me now

We're making out
Yeah, yeah!
We're making out

Midnight getaway
I don't even miss it anymore
I don't, I don't
Stockholm syndrome has never ever felt this good before
Felt this good before

We disappear into the dark (dark dark dark)
And finish what you couldn't start (start start start)
We're making out like bees in the night now
We're making out, making out, making out
So save me now with stolen hearts and break downs
So save me now, save me now, save me now

We're making out like bees in the night now
We're making out, making out, making out
So save me now with stolen hearts and break downs
So save me now, save me now, save me now

We're making out
We're making out
And where we go
You cannot follow
Where we go
You cannot follow

We disappear into the dark (dark dark dark)
And finish what you couldn't start (start start start)
We're making out like bees in the night now
We're making out, making out, making out
So save me now with only hearts and break downs
So save me now, save me now, save me now

We're making out
Yeah, yeah!
We're making out

Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!

Yeah!...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Electric Valentine's "Stockholm Syndrome" are about a turbulent relationship where one partner is struggling to let go of the other. The singer asks their partner to take back every word they have ever said because they no longer want to hear empty promises. The partner is asked to save their ropes for their "cool new scene" and "plastic memories," indicating that the singer is tired of being held captive in a fake, superficial relationship.

The chorus of the song is about the couple disappearing into the dark, possibly referring to the secrecy and isolation of the relationship. They begin "making out like bees in the night," inferring that their passion is intense and primal. The singer pleads to be saved with stolen hearts and breakdowns, possibly hinting at some kind of addiction or codependency in the relationship.

The title of the song, "Stockholm Syndrome," references a psychological phenomenon where hostages develop positive feelings for their captors. This suggests that the singer feels trapped in the relationship and may be struggling to break free from it. Ultimately, the lyrics paint a picture of a chaotic, but passionate relationship filled with contradictions and conflicting emotions.

Line by Line Meaning

So take back every word
Revoke all the things you said to me earlier

Every word you've ever said to me
Every single statement you made to me

Save your ropes
Don't waste your resources

For your cool new scene and plastic memories
Use them for a worthless reminisce

We disappear into the dark (dark dark dark)
Both of us vanish in the obscurity

And finish what you couldn't start (start start start)
We accomplish what you failed to initiate

We're making out like bees in the night now
We're passionately kissing in a dark setting

So save me now with stolen hearts and break downs
Rescue me with crude tactics and shattered emotions

Yeah, yeah!
An expression of excitement and pleasure

Midnight getaway
A journey away from reality at night

I don't even miss it anymore
I don't long for it anymore