Annihilation
I.N.R.I. Lyrics

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Tell me why you hurt me
What's your fascination?
Come and bring your body to me
I crave annihilation

Tell me why you need love
For the entertainment
Come and bring your body to me

I crave annihilation

Tell me what the point is
In overcomplication
You leave and then you're coming back again
I'm running out of patience

I'm so in love with loneliness
And I fucking hate it
Nothing seems to burn me like you do
I crave annihilation

Tell me why you hurt me
What's your fascination?
Come and bring your body to me
I crave annihilation

Tell me why you need love
For the entertainment
Come and bring your body to me
I crave annihilation

I crave annihilation

I crave annihilation

Tell me why you hurt me
What's your fascination?
Come and bring your body to me
I crave annihilation

Tell me why you need love
For the entertainment
Come and bring your body to me
I crave annihilation

I was alone when I felt your touch
And it took me back again to the edge of my mind
I was alive when I wanted to die
That was where you left me but I kept coming back every time

Tell me why you hurt me
What's your fascination? (what's your fascination?)
Come and bring your body to me (bring it here)
I crave annihilation

Tell me why you need love (I feel the same)
For the entertainment (it's all a game)
Come and bring your body to me
I crave annihilation

I crave annihilation
I crave annihilation

I crave annihilation
I crave annihilation

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Annihilation" by I.N.R.I. explore the dark side of desire and love. The singer is questioning why their lover continues to hurt them, while they still crave their body and the experience of annihilation. The lyrics suggest that there is a fascination with pain and destruction, and the singer seems to struggle with their attraction to it. The repetition of "tell me why" and "I crave annihilation" creates a sense of desperation and confusion, as the singer tries to make sense of their conflicting feelings.

The lyrics also touch on the theme of loneliness and how it can make one vulnerable to the destructive forces of love. The line "I'm so in love with loneliness/And I fucking hate it" suggests that the singer may be using their addiction to pain and destruction as a coping mechanism for their loneliness. The lyrics paint a picture of a tumultuous and unhealthy relationship, one that the singer is simultaneously drawn to and repelled by.

Overall, "Annihilation" is a haunting and introspective exploration of the complexity of human desire and the destructive forces of love.

Line by Line Meaning

Tell me why you hurt me
Why do you inflict pain on me?

What's your fascination?
What is your preoccupation or obsession with causing me pain?

Come and bring your body to me
Come be physically intimate with me

I crave annihilation
I yearn for self-destruction or damage, possibly as a result of the emotional turmoil you cause me

Tell me why you need love
What is the reason behind your desire for affection?

For the entertainment
Is it simply because you find pleasure watching me suffer?

You leave and then you're coming back again
You keep leaving me, but then you return, causing me confusion and frustration

I'm running out of patience
I am growing impatient with the cycle of hurt and healing that you cause me

I'm so in love with loneliness
I have a fondness for being alone

And I fucking hate it
But at the same time, I hate this feeling

Nothing seems to burn me like you do
No one else hurts me as much as you do

I crave annihilation
Once again, I long for self-destruction or harm

I was alone when I felt your touch
When I felt your touch, I was in a solitary state

And it took me back again to the edge of my mind
Your touch brought me back to the brink of insanity

I was alive when I wanted to die
Your touch made me feel alive, but in reality, I longed for death

That was where you left me but I kept coming back every time
You left me in that emotional state, but I still keep coming back to you despite the damage you cause me

I crave annihilation
Once again, I yearn for self-destruction or harm

I crave annihilation
I still desire self-destruction or damage

I crave annihilation
Once more, I long for self-destruction or harm

I crave annihilation
My desire for self-destruction or harm persists

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: Garrett Lockhart, Valerie Poxleitner-Bokan

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