Valentine
Good Charlotte Lyrics

Oh, my love
The song starts with the singer addressing their significant other and asking them not to cry.

Please don't cry
The singer wants to comfort their love and promises to start a new life with them.

I'll wash my bloody hands and
The singer confesses to a violent act and promises to clean themselves up before starting anew.

We'll start a new life
The singer intends to make things right and move forward in their relationship.

I ripped out
The singer is revealing their own violent crime.

His throat
The singer implies that they killed someone (a man) by ripping out their throat.

And called you on the telephone
The singer contacted their love immediately after the crime.

To take off
The singer instructs their love to remove something from themselves.

My disguise
The singer is trying to hide their crime and wants their love to not recognize them.

Just in time to hear you cry when you
The singer wants to hear their love's emotional reaction to the news of the murder.

You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
The singer references their victim as a 'bloody valentine,' whose death their love mourns.

The night he died
The singer mentions the night that the murder occurred.

One last time
The singer implies that this will be their lover's final time mourning the murder.

Singin'
This line serves as a transition before the chorus repeat.

I don't know much at all
The singer is unsure about many things in life, except for their love for their partner.

I don't know wrong from right
The singer is questioning their morality and their actions.

All I know is that I love you tonight
Despite everything, the singer's love for their partner remains the only constant thing in their life.

There was police
The singer recalls the aftermath of the crime and the presence of the police.

Flashing lights
The police presence is further emphasized by the flashing lights.

The rain came down so hard that night and the
The weather conditions on the night of the murder were severe and add to the melancholic mood of the song.

Headlines read
The singer implies that the crime made headlines.

A lover died
The victim was someone's lover, and this loss is felt heavily.

No tell-tale heart was left to find when you
The murderer left no evidence or 'tell-tale heart' for the police to find.

He dropped you off, I followed him home
The singer reveals their motive behind the murder; the victim dropped off their love and caught the singer's attention.

Then I, I stood outside his bedroom window
The singer followed the victim all the way to their bedroom and remained outside.

Standing over him, he begged me not to do
The victim was aware of the singer's presence and begged for their life.

What I knew I had to do cause I'm so in love with you
The singer killed the victim because they love their partner so much that they cannot bear to see them with someone else.

Tonight
The song closes with the repetition of 'tonight,' emphasizing the importance of the present moment.