Candy
Elias Boussnina Lyrics

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You let me borrow your clean socks
I go to sleep with my shoes on
My jaw got strong from chewing on chewing gum
Murder she wrote, but I didn't plan it
Sugar on the stove for butterscotch candy
Fake blood, it's not making the news, hun
Dirty dishes filling up the kitchen when I'm too gone
Murder she wrote, pretty sure she planned it

Cooking got old, but we got this candy

Wake up
Breakfast, bake up
Sugar-coated, too controlling
She said murder, I was rolling

While I couldn't make up my mind
She said murder
She said six-foot-under
Why you still alive?
She said murder
She said trying to forget
The cotton candy let me down
While I couldn't make up my mind
She said
Murder

[?] to the break
We caught a case
Cold blood runs through candy veins
Too gone to go
Too glad to stay
Don't walk away

We got addicted to sweet blocks
I come clean whenthe news on
My jaw got strong from chewing on chewing gum
Murder she wrote, but I didn't plan it
Sugar on the stove for butterscotch candy
Wake up, you're not making the news, hun
But her kisses switching up positions when we're too gone
Murder she wrote, pretty sure she planned it
Cooking got old, but we got this candy

Wake up
Breakfast, bake up
Sugar-coated, too controlling
She said murder, I was rolling

While I couldn't make up my mind
She said murder
She said six-foot-under
Why you still alive? (still alive)
She said murder
She said trying to forget (get, get, get)
The cotton candy let me down (me down)
While I couldn't make up my mind (my mind)
She said (she said, she said)
Murder

[?] to the break
We caught a case
Cold blood runs through candy veins
Too gone to go
Too glad to stay
Don't walk away

[?] to the break
We caught a case
Cold blood runs through candy veins
Too gone to go
Too glad to stay
Don't walk away
Don't walk away

She said murder
She said six-foot-under
Why you still alive? (still alive)
She said murder
She said trying to forget (get, get, get)
The cotton candy let me down (me down)
While I couldn't make up my mind (my mind)

She said (she said, she said)
Murder

Overall Meaning

The song "Candy" by Elias Boussnina is an intense and intriguing story about a relationship that has turned sour. The lyrics mention clean socks and shoes, indicating that the two people involved are living together and close enough to borrow each other's things. But as the song progresses, it becomes clear that the relationship is not a healthy one. It appears that one person has become addicted to making butterscotch candy on the stove, with sugar and blood mixed in. The other person seems to be contemplating murder, and speaks in a chilling tone about being six-foot-under or forgetting about the cotton candy that disappointed them. The song is full of tension and conflict, with a sense that something terrible is about to happen, and the chorus repeating the word "murder" many times, building up to a dramatic climax.

Overall, "Candy" is an intriguing mixture of sweet and sinister, with lyrics that are open to interpretation. Some listeners might interpret the song as a metaphor for addiction, and the damage that can be done to relationships when one person becomes too hooked on a particular substance or behavior. Others might see it as a straightforward depiction of a dysfunctional relationship, with one person contemplating violence and the other enabling their destructive behaviors. Either way, "Candy" packs a powerful emotional punch, with a haunting melody and a dark, unsettling atmosphere that lingers long after the song has ended.

Line by Line Meaning

You let me borrow your clean socks
Grateful for your kindness and generosity

I go to sleep with my shoes on
Tired and overwhelmed by life's challenges

My jaw got strong from chewing on chewing gum
Using gum to distract myself from my problems

Murder she wrote, but I didn't plan it
Feigning innocence about my questionable actions

Sugar on the stove for butterscotch candy
Using candy-making as a coping mechanism

Fake blood, it's not making the news, hun
Desensitized to violence and the media's portrayal of it

Dirty dishes filling up the kitchen when I'm too gone
Neglecting household chores due to personal struggles

Murder she wrote, pretty sure she planned it
Suspicious of others and their intentions

Cooking got old, but we got this candy
Preferring the escape provided by candy-making over mundane tasks

Wake up Breakfast, bake up Sugar-coated, too controlling She said murder, I was rolling
Recalling a past argument with a partner about control and violence

While I couldn't make up my mind She said murder She said six-foot-under Why you still alive? She said murder She said trying to forget The cotton candy let me down While I couldn't make up my mind She said Murder
Reflecting on a conversation where my partner discussed their desire to harm me and their disappointment in my actions and behavior

[?] to the break We caught a case Cold blood runs through candy veins Too gone to go Too glad to stay Don't walk away
Finding ourselves trapped in a dangerous and volatile situation

We got addicted to sweet blocks I come clean whenthe news on My jaw got strong from chewing on chewing gum Murder she wrote, but I didn't plan it Sugar on the stove for butterscotch candy Wake up, you're not making the news, hun But her kisses switching up positions when we're too gone Murder she wrote, pretty sure she planned it Cooking got old, but we got this candy
Describing the cycle of addiction, avoidance, and emotional manipulation that we find ourselves in

She said murder She said six-foot-under Why you still alive? (still alive) She said murder She said trying to forget (get, get, get) The cotton candy let me down (me down) While I couldn't make up my mind (my mind) She said (she said, she said) Murder
Repeating the encounter where my partner expressed violent desires towards me and their subsequent disappointment and frustration when I couldn't comply with their desires

Writer(s): Louis Winding, Louis Samson Myhre, Elias Torp Boussnina

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