Null Detector
Fear Lyrics
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You saw was eaten raw love songs love song blue vain vector inject her null detector come ahead Sheets turn red shriek and moan the torture throne but pain and love they wear the same glove love Songs love songs blue vain vector inject her null detector
The lyrics of Fear's song "Null Detector" seem to convey a sense of intense emotional trauma, likely related to a failed romantic relationship. The opening lines describe physical attributes of the singer's lover ("fierce thighs" and "pierced eyes") as well as the singer's own pain ("a bleeding heart that was ripped apart"). The phrase "the flesh you saw was eaten raw" suggests that the lover may have been emotionally manipulative or abusive in some way.
The chorus of the song is where the title "Null Detector" comes into play: the lover is referred to as a "null detector" and the singer urges them to "come ahead." This may suggest that the lover is highly skilled at detecting insincerity or falsehoods in others, but that their own behavior is emotionally void. The use of the phrase "blue vain vector" is somewhat opaque; "vector" can refer to a carrier of disease or a mathematical term related to velocity and direction, while "blue vain" could refer to the color of veins or possibly a sense of futility.
The second verse continues the theme of physical and emotional pain, with mentions of "sheets turn[ing] red," "shriek[ing] and moan[ing]," and a "torture throne." Despite all of this, the singer acknowledges that "pain and love they wear the same glove," suggesting that they may be caught in a cycle of attraction and abuse. The chorus repeats with the same sense of urgency and desperation, culminating in the final line "inject her null detector."
Line by Line Meaning
Fierce thighs pierced eyes a bleeding heart that was ripped apart the flesh
The singer describes a deeply emotional and physical pain, where their heart has been torn apart and they feel vulnerable and exposed.
You saw was eaten raw love songs love song blue vain vector inject her null detector come ahead
The singer is welcoming their pain and asking for it to be intensified, while also acknowledging the emptiness and futility of love songs and romantic gestures.
Sheets turn red shriek and moan the torture throne
The singer portrays their pain as a violent and horrific experience, something that causes physical harm and emotional distress.
But pain and love they wear the same glove love Songs love songs blue vain vector inject her null detector
The artist suggests that pain and love are inextricably linked, and that love can often be a source of pain and suffering. They also allude to the idea of using drugs to escape this reality, to numb the pain and emptiness.
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: LEE VING
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