Drove Me Mad
Mad Marge and the Stonecutters Lyrics
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And when I think about it I'd rather be dead.
Sometimes, late at night, when I'm lying in my bed
Well I get visions of you and it makes me see red.
I know that it seemed wrong.
Tell me, did it ever seem right?
Where is the feeling in your heart
That I swore I once had?
You know I'm sorry.
Just can't take it anymore
Because you drove me mad.
Where is the passion?
Where is the feeling in your heart
That I swore I once had?
You know I'm sorry.
Just can't take it anymore
Because you drove me mad.
I see these signs when I look down deep into your eyes
And it brings up this fury that I know lives deep inside
And when I think that I am doing so well
You push me back into my personal hell.
I know that it seemed wrong.
Tell me, did it ever seem right?
Where is the passion?
Where is the feeling in your heart
That I swore I once had?
You know I'm sorry.
Just can't take it anymore
Because you drove me mad.
The lyrics to "Drove Me Mad" by Mad Marge and the Stonecutters speak to the personal turmoil and emotional turmoil of the singer because of his relationship with someone. The song starts with the singer describing a sound that's "drippin' in the back of my head" and makes him imagine the person he's been involved with, which ends with his own emotional distress. The lyrics capture frustration and anger, which builds up over time, and the singer can't help but think that he's better off dead than dealing with it. Despite lying in bed late at night, he can't escape the visions of the person, which only make him see red. The singer acknowledges that the situation doesn't seem right, and the relationship doesn't feel as passionate and loving as it used to be. He ends by conveying his apologies, but this is not something he can take anymore.
The emotions laid out in the song are raw and vivid, depicting the intense feeling of disappointment, anger, and hurt that often comes with a failed relationship. It speaks to the universal experience of a broken relationship and how it affects one person more than the other, leaving them in a sad, pensive, and at times, angry state.
Line by Line Meaning
I hear this sound and it's drippin' in the back of my head
I am plagued by a constant reminder of you that is always present in my mind.
And when I think about it I'd rather be dead.
The thought of you fills me with such despair that I wish to be dead instead.
Sometimes, late at night, when I'm lying in my bed
During long nights when I am alone, I am haunted by thoughts of you.
Well I get visions of you and it makes me see red.
These thoughts of you provoke such anger in me that I see red.
I know that it seemed wrong.
I know that what we had was not right.
Tell me, did it ever seem right?
I question whether our relationship was ever truly justifiable.
Where is the passion?
I wonder where the spark that we once shared has gone.
Where is the feeling in your heart
I wonder if you are truly capable of feeling at all.
That I swore I once had?
I made a promise to myself that I would never lose the love we once shared.
You know I'm sorry.
I apologize for what I must now do.
Just can't take it anymore
I can no longer bear the pain and anger that comes with thoughts of you.
Because you drove me mad.
Your actions led to my current state of madness and I cannot continue on this way.
I see these signs when I look down deep into your eyes
When I gaze into your eyes, I sense that something is wrong.
And it brings up this fury that I know lives deep inside
It awakens a deep-seated anger within me.
And when I think that I am doing so well
Just when I think that I am moving on and getting better,
You push me back into my personal hell.
You do something that sends me spiraling back into a place of pain and despair.
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