Lydia Ainsworth is a Canadian composer, producer and singer from Toronto, O… Read Full Bio ↴Lydia Ainsworth is a Canadian composer, producer and singer from Toronto, ON, Canada. Working with a variety of collaborators including visual artists, filmmakers, poets, choreographers, Lydia’s music explores the meeting points of many contemporary artistic languages. As might be expected from a former student of Joan La Barbara, Lydia’s work embraces a wide range of vocal influences. Her film scores have premiered at festivals including Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival, and Cannes. As a New York based composer/musician she has performed her solo work at venues such as Bowery Ballroom, Le Poisson Rouge, and Mercury Lounge.

Ainsworth has been secretly writing and recording songs from bedrooms and basements between Toronto and Brooklyn, New York. What began as pass-time sketches between composing music for film and multimedia projects has over time revealed an enchanting collection of experimental pop songs with a life of their own.

Blurring the boundaries between indie music, filmic orchestration, and electronic music, Lydia’s debut ‘Right From Real’ thrives on haunting melodies and draws inspiration from a wide range of musical sources: Verdi’s Requiem, Ace of Base, Bulgarian choirs, Bernard Herrmann, Tones on Tail, Art of Noise, to name a few. This sense of unexpected marriages of influence flows throughout much of Lydia’s previous work which features use of voice sampling and string arrangements woven into a unique minimalist fabric.

Wicked Game
Lydia Ainsworth Lyrics

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I never wanna fall in love with you
With you
What a wicked game to play
To make me feel this way
What a wicked thing to do
To make me dream of you

What a wicked thing to say
You've never felt this way
What a wicked thing to do
To let me dream of you
I don't want to fall in love
no I don't want to fall in love
I never wanna fall in love with you
With you

What a wicked game to play

To make me feel this way
What a wicked game to play

Overall Meaning

Lydia Ainsworth’s cover of Wicked Game is a beautiful and haunting take on Chris Isaak’s original song. The lyrics speak about desire and the twisted games that love can sometimes play on us. The world is described as being on fire and no one can save the singer but the person she desires. She is aware of the foolishness that desire makes people do and she never expected to meet someone like them, but also never expected to lose them.

Despite her intense feelings, the singer declares that she doesn’t want to fall in love, making it clear that she is afraid of being hurt. She acknowledges that it’s a wicked game to play, to make her feel this way, and to make her dream of this person. The singer also speaks out against the temptation that love brings, discussing the wickedness of someone making her dream of them or saying that they have never felt this way before. She repeats the chorus again, stating that she doesn’t want to fall in love, reiterating that it’s a wicked game to mess with people’s emotions like this.

Line by Line Meaning

The world was on fire
The situation around me was overwhelming and dangerous

No one could save me but you
You were the only one who provided a sense of safety or comfort in that situation

Strange what desire would make foolish people do
Desire can drive people to do foolish or extreme things they might not have done otherwise

I've never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you
You're unique, unexpected, or different from what I imagined

I've never dreamed that I'd loose somebody like you
Losing you is not an outcome I had ever considered, anticipated, or wanted

But I don't want to fall in love
I'm hesitant or unwilling to pursue a romantic relationship

No I don't want to fall in love
I really mean it when I say I don't want to fall in love

I never wanna fall in love with you
I know specifically that I don't want to be in love with you

What a wicked game to play
It's hurtful or unfair to intentionally toy with someone's emotions

To make me feel this way
To create or exacerbate a feeling of longing or affection in me

What a wicked thing to do
It's cruel or unjustifiable to act in such a way towards me

To make me dream of you
To provoke or inspire romantic fantasies or daydreams about you

What a wicked thing to say
It's wrong or manipulative to express feelings or promises that may not be sincere

You've never felt this way
You claim to have emotions or intentions that differ from reality or past behavior

To let me dream of you
To allow or encourage a false hope or attachment to you

I don't want to fall in love
I'm still not interested in a romantic relationship

no I don't want to fall in love
My feelings on this matter haven't changed since earlier in the song

I never wanna fall in love with you
I am explicitly and intentionally rejecting the prospect of falling in love with you

What a wicked game to play
The behavior being described is so morally corrupt, it warrants repetition in the song

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Unison Rights S.L., Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Chris Isaak

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Sirajul Islam (Jibon)

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The world was on fire
No one could save me but you
Strange what desire would make foolish people do
I've never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you
I've never dreamed that I'd loose somebody like you

But I don't want to fall in love
No I don't want to fall in love
I never wanna fall in love with you
With you
What a wicked game to play
To make me feel this way
What a wicked thing to do
To make me dream of you

What a wicked thing to say
You've never felt this way
What a wicked thing to do
To let me dream of you
I don't want to fall in love
no I don't want to fall in love
I never wanna fall in love with you
With you

What a wicked game to play
To make me feel this way
What a wicked game to play

-Lydia Ainsworth

All comments from YouTube:

FlatlandMando

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I've heard so many covers of this difficult song done poorly. She does an interesting thing with it. There's almost 2 voices here & she creates dramatic tension between them. Pretty beautiful version I think.