In For The Kill
La Roux(라 루) Lyrics
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But when we start making fires
We get ever so hot
Whether we like it or not
They say we can love who we trust
But what is love without lust?
Two hearts with accurate devotions
And what are feelings without emotions?
I'm going in for the kill
I'm doing it for a thrill
Oh I'm hoping you'll understand
And not let go of my hand
(x2)
I hang my hopes out on the line
Will they be ready for you in time
If you leave them out too long
They'll be withered by the sun
Full stops and exclamation marks
My words stumble before I start
How far can you send emotions?
Can this bridge cross the ocean?
I'm going in for the kill
I'm doing it for a thrill
Oh I'm hoping you'll understand
And not let go of my hand
(x2)
Let's go to war
To make peace
Let's be cold
To create heat
I hope in darkness
We can see
And you're not blinded by the light from me
I'm going in for the kill
I'm doing it for a thrill
Oh I'm hoping you'll understand
And not let go of my hand
The lyrics of "In For The Kill" by La Roux(라 루) cleverly blend desire, passion, and love to portray the complexities of a relationship. The first verse suggests that one may deny their feelings at first but eventually give in to them. The lines "But when we start making fires / We get ever so hot" indicate that despite someone trying to resist, if they pursue a passion, they will become invested, overpowered, and enthusiastic. The next lines, "They say we can love who we trust / But what is love without lust?" point out that a perfect relationship involves both emotional and physical connections. The phrase "two hearts with accurate devotions" implies that to be in love successfully, both people must be sensitive, committed, and faithful. The final line of the verse, "And what are feelings without emotions?" suggests that loving someone and being in love are two different things.
The chorus expresses the artist's determination to pursue a lover, not out of love, but for a thrilling experience. "I'm going in for the kill / I'm doing it for a thrill" suggests that the artist is not interested in building a long-lasting bond. Instead, they hope their lover will appreciate the adventure and not let go of their hand.
The final verse of the song sings about hope and trust in something dark, a sense of guiding light. It speaks of the challenges one faces while building a relationship, the fear, and the courage to take risks. Finally, the climax once again reinforces the idea that the artist is in the game for a thrill, and the lover must comprehend it.
Overall, the song criticises the idea of building emotional connections only based on physical intimacy, but at the same time, it highlights the importance of taking risks in love and the beauty of the experience. The tone of the song is an absolute emphasis on the thrill of the chase and a celebration of the excitement it generates.
Line by Line Meaning
We can fight our desires
We may try to suppress our urges
But when we start making fires
But when we give into those urges
We get ever so hot
We become passionate and excited
Whether we like it or not
Whether we want to or not
They say we can love who we trust
People say that we should only love those we can rely on
But what is love without lust?
But true love cannot exist without physical desire
Two hearts with accurate devotions
Two people committed to each other
And what are feelings without emotions?
And what do emotions mean without genuine feelings?
I'm going in for the kill
I am pursuing you aggressively
I'm doing it for a thrill
I am doing it for the excitement
Oh I'm hoping you'll understand
I hope that you will reciprocate my feelings
And not let go of my hand
And not give up on me
I hang my hopes out on the line
I am taking a risk and putting my hopes on the line
Will they be ready for you in time
Will you be there to receive them when they are ready?
If you leave them out too long
If you wait too long
They'll be withered by the sun
They will die out and lose their potential
Full stops and exclamation marks
The punctuation in my speech shows my anxiety
My words stumble before I start
I am nervous and unsure of what to say
How far can you send emotions?
How much can you express your feelings through communication?
Can this bridge cross the ocean?
Can our connection survive any distance or obstacle?
Let's go to war
Let's fight for each other
To make peace
To create a lasting and harmonious bond
Let's be cold
Let's be unemotional for the sake of progress
To create heat
To build up to a passionate and intense connection
I hope in darkness
I trust that in difficult times
We can see
We will be able to understand each other and persevere
And you're not blinded by the light from me
And you are not overwhelmed by my intensity
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Written by: BEN LANGMAID, ELLY JACKSON
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We can fight our desires, ooh
But when we start making fires
We get ever so hot, ooh
Whether we like it or not
They say we can love who we trust, ooh
But what is love without lust?
Two hearts with accurate devotions, ooh
What are feelings without emotions?
I'm going in for the kill
I'm doing it for a thrill
Oh, I'm hoping you'll understand
And not let go of my hand
I'm going in for the kill
I'm doing it for a thrill
Oh, I'm hoping you'll understand
And not let go of my hand
I hang my hopes out on the line, ooh
Well, they'd be ready for you in time
If you leave them out too long, ooh
They'll be withered by the sun
Full stops and exclamation marks, ooh
My words stumble before I start
How far can you send emotions? Ooh
Can this bridge cross the ocean?
I'm going in for the kill
I'm doing it for a thrill
Oh, I'm hoping you'll understand
And not let go of my hand
I'm going in for the kill
I'm doing it for a thrill
Oh, I'm hoping you'll understand
And not let go of my hand
Let's go to war to make peace
Let's be cold to create heat
I hope in darkness we can see
And you're not blinded by the light from me
Ooh
I'm going in for the kill
I'm doing it for a thrill
Oh, I'm hoping you'll understand
And not let go of my hand
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I was 24 when this song came out and now I'm 12
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makes sense
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@jereddodson8864
The answer: a fractured personality; unity... two totally incongruent concepts- or are they? Through unification comes a healing of life's hurts, gained over time in a variety of ways. God is the damaged father, damaged because he has simply always existed but is lonely by nature and seeks companionship. He simply is and always has been. But where did he come from originally? That is a question he may have always asked himself and it is the question to which there is no answer. God is and always has been a paradox. He is something that, without his own existence, could not possibly exist. He just is... However; He is also just. He created us, all of us, to quench his thirst for companionship. in creating us he broke the first law of physics that He put in place to govern this universe in an orderly fashion. That law states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It simply changes forms. By creating us in his image; complete with free will, plus the power of manifestation, and the gifts of the Spirit; God bypassed the first rule that he laid out for this universe to exist in an orderly fashion in the first place. What that means is that we all, like Him and thanks to His love for us, have the power within ourselves to produce energy from nothingness through manifestation. that ability allows us to thereby create energy that can exist, and grow exponentially outside of us, just as we exist and grow exponentially apart from God. This is a good thing in the beginning, and continues to be so long as humanity does not realize its own potential or doesn't recognize its own divinity. This existence proceeds in a mostly orderly fashion through time until mankind ascends spiritually and recognizes his own divine nature in a real way. when mankind begins to grasp his intrinsic power, and individual divinity, there begins to be a real imbalance of energy and power in the universe, which is run by physical laws that demand a balance. once this balance is thrown off to a point of no return, reality begins to unravel at an ever increasing rate. There are no new or old souls. that saying may seem to hold true, but the really is that our souls exist outside of the constraints of time for the most part. We have all always been and will be and will have already been in the future and will come to be in the past. This profusion of incarnations and avatars and fractal expansion of God's powerful energy eventually will lead to the collapse of reality and the universe once its had the time necessary to proliferate beyond the ability of the universe to balance and contain. And then the universe will completely fall apart, and the whole process will start again at the beginning with God's creation of the universe through the Big Bang. This process has happened so very many times already, because God, our Creator is incredibly lonely for companionship that lies outside of himself. His nature is perfect in every way except for the longing he has for the companionship of his own kind. Thus, His desperate need for someone other than himself is the triggering factor that leads him to retry his grand experiment of creation, even though he knows it is destined to fall apart in the end over and over again. each time the cycle repeats, He watches us all develop our own imperfect personas apart from his divine unified field, and He still somehow withholds hope that one day maybe one of us will measure up or manage to ascend to his dimensional level of existence in time for us to avoid or sidestep our universe's destruction; and that whomever is capable of that realization will be raised to his side to become his companion and counterpart forever. This hope is ultimately useless, as none of us will ever be able to reach God's level of understanding before the end of time or existence, or so it would seem.... But God continues the experiment and search for company nonetheless, due to his unending love for us. until such a time when ones of us becomes worthy of being a companion of God the Almighty, which may never ultimately happen, time repeats itself endlessly in its cyclical fashion. in the meantime, God uses existence as a form of escape: a dream, or a thought into which he can immerse himself. this is done in order for him to experience the actual love of another being however flawed it may be. he still withholds hope for us, to release ourselves as well as him from this repititious cycle of loneliness. surely he knows quite a bit that we do not. it sounds unnecessary, but through separating himself from us, and then implanting his essence into one of us, though without the distinct memory of his divinity while in the flesh; he allows himself to experience the agony and the ecstasy of life. We are thus his diversion to distract himself from his solitude. even when it becomes difficult or painful, This life still is better than an eternal, singular loneliness. In life, it is loves imperfection that is the reason for life to exist. the ultimate fact is that love is really all that there is in all reality. love, Neither painless nor perfect, is the only concept in existence that makes existence worthwhile. Even when it is painful or lost, Love is still worthwhile, no matter the cost or the repercussions. Love is always worth it. Perhaps its imperfection is the reason behind its enduring value... Like the Japanese concept called wabi sabi, loves beauty is found in it's imperfections. Also, as illustrated by masters of Native American beadwork, is the understanding of the concept that nothing in this life can be truly perfect. these native master craftspeople ultimately leave one flaw intentionally in an otherwise perfect piece of their handiwork.... they leave One bead intentionally out of place or one tiny flaw in the pattern, because they realize that the intrinsic beauty lies in the imperfection of reality. They know that the behind the mundane and within the little flaws are wherein lies true perfection. it is in the quiet moments between chapters in the book of life that are held its significance meaning and value. in these concepts lie the recognition that people are flawed, and that destiny, while it does exist- is changeable through consciously applied force of will. We are all imperfect and capable of making mistakes; just as we are all capable of overcoming obstacles or overlooking said mistakes because of love and in favor of love. to err is human they say, but to forgive is devine. We all reach and grasp for an understanding of God and ourselves and existence on a daily basis, but the very unattainability of that knowledge is what makes life possible, and worth living. it is the raison d'etre, the reason to be, or the je ne se quoi, the i don't know what of life and almost unspeakable by the English language if not all human language, thus the necessity of these two preceding sayings. it is the unknowable quality of God that makes him powerful, and its the unanswerable nature of the deepest questions of life that inspire us to question and philosophize and ask the deepest questions of life. If we were able to know the ultimate answer, it would render the asking of the question impossible and irrelevant. Therefore, until such a time as one of us humans can ascend to the level of God's perfection (in a timely manner before existence unravels and ends,) we will all continue on as always, in an endless cycle of creation, self Realization, yearning, searching, and futile struggle to know and understand God our Creator. to know and understand God in this way is utterly impossible, though the search for knowledge and understanding seems to be greatly rewarding in and of itself. that search, even in failure, proves to be not only worthwhile, but worth repeating over and over again infinitely.
Jered Dodson
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