Evil
Grinderman / Silver Alert Lyrics
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Oh baby, oh my precious baby
Oh baby baby baby
Who needs the stars?
You are my Star
Who needs the moon?
You are my moon
Oh baby baby baby
Cling to me baby in this rented room
Who needs the TV?
You are my TV
Who needs a record player?
You are my record player
Oh cling to me baby in this rented room
Hear the ringing on the telephone
A voice from a hundred miles away
It's breath is heavy and you're all alone
And it's got something that it wants to say
It's got something that it wants to say
It's breath is heavy and you're all alone
A voice so clear you can feel it's breath
Yeah coming down the telephone
Oh my baby
Oh my precious baby
Now is the time that we must speak
They have divided us from our children
And they've tossed them on the heap
well who needs children?
You are my child
Who needs children?
My little lamb
Who needs children?
You are my child
Crying like a demon in your daddy's arms
Oh my baby
Oh cling to me baby in this broken dream
You are the moon
Who needs the moon?
You are the stars
Who needs the stars?
Oh cling to me little baby in this broken dream
And let me protect you from this evil
The lyrics of the song Evil by Grinderman / Silver Alert is a love song. The song opens with the repetition of "Oh baby" four times along with the phrase "Who needs stars? You are my star. Who needs the moon? You are my moon." This repetition symbolically represents the intense feelings of passion and affection towards the lover. The use of the metaphor of stars and moon indicates that they don't require anything except each other's love.
The lyrics develop with "Cling to me baby in this rented room. Who needs the TV? You are my TV. Who needs a record player? You are my record player." Here, the singer emphasizes that they don't need any other person or material things because they have each other. The phrase 'in this rented room' refers that the singer is not concerned with the external world, they are only focused on their love.
In the next paragraph, the ringing of the telephone interrupts the romantic atmosphere. The voice on the other end is 'a hundred miles away,' and it wants to say something to the lover. The lyrics convey that this communication needs to happen because they have been divided from their children, and they've tossed them on the heap. The lover reassures their partner by saying, "Who needs children? You are my child. My little lamb." The song conveys that they don't require anything once they have each other.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh baby baby baby baby
Expressing endearment towards the beloved
Oh baby, oh my precious baby
Expressing affection and value towards the beloved
Oh baby baby baby
Repeating expression of endearment
Who needs the stars?
Believing the beloved is all that's necessary to shine and light up the world
You are my Star
Claiming that the beloved is the light of my world
Who needs the moon?
Believing that the beloved's radiance is more than enough without the moon's help
You are my moon
Claiming that the beloved is important and necessary in life
Oh baby baby baby
Repeating expression of endearment
Cling to me baby in this rented room
Asking for the beloved to stay and hug me in this temporary place
Who needs the TV?
Believing that the presence of the beloved is entertainly enough
You are my TV
Claiming that the beloved provides great entertainment and joy
Who needs a record player?
Believing that the beloved's voice is music enough
You are my record player
Claiming that the beloved's voice is the best and most beautiful music to my ears
Oh cling to me baby in this rented room
Reiterating the need for the beloved's presence
Hear the ringing on the telephone
Acknowledging the sound of the phone ringing
A voice from a hundred miles away
Identifying the location of the caller's voice
It's breath is heavy and you're all alone
Feeling the caller's breath, and feeling alone in this moment
And it's got something that it wants to say
Sensing that the caller wants to communicate something important
It's got something that it wants to say
Repeating the feeling that the caller is trying to communicate something essential
It's breath is heavy and you're all alone
Echoing the lonely feeling in the moment with the caller's breath
A voice so clear you can feel it's breath
Feeling the emphasis and importance of what the caller is saying
Yeah coming down the telephone
Describing how the sense of hearing alone links the artist with the caller
Oh my baby
Expressing love and concern for the beloved
Oh my precious baby
Reiterating the importance and value of the beloved
Now is the time that we must speak
Acknowledging and accepting the need for communication
They have divided us from our children
Implicating the antagonist's role in the conflict between the singer and the beloved's family
And they've tossed them on the heap
Implicating the antagonist's cruel actions towards the children
well who needs children?
Believing that the artist and the beloved's relationship does not require children
You are my child
Claiming the beloved as the most important aspect in life
Who needs children?
Reiterating that the singer does not require children for happiness
My little lamb
Expressing endearment and care for the beloved's vulnerability in the conflict
Who needs children?
Emphasizing the artist's belief that children are not essential to his life with the beloved
Crying like a demon in your daddy's arms
Describing the pain and vulnerability of the beloved in this situation
Oh my baby
Reiterating love and concern for the beloved
Oh cling to me baby in this broken dream
Amplifying the importance of the beloved's presence amidst this difficult situation
You are the moon
Claiming the beloved as the light of my world
Who needs the moon?
Believing that the beloved's radiance is enough to brighten the world
You are the stars
Claiming the beloved as essential and important
Who needs the stars?
Believing the beloved is all that's necessary to shine and light up the world
Oh cling to me little baby in this broken dream
Endearing the beloved amidst this difficult situation
And let me protect you from this evil
Pledging to safeguard the beloved from the harmful antagonist in the conflict
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