Her magical melodies and touchingly clever lyrics grow on you as you find yourself listening to them over and over again. With her one-woman-show, this escaped Swede brings her nostalgic pop, on a journey through life and death, with love and trouble, to a No Mans Land, on the border between reality and dream.
Molly Nilsson has been running her own label and producing her own music since 2007, releasing 5 albums, several EPs and a beautiful string of evocative videos under the Formerly Known as White Bread! moniker.
Official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mollynilssonpage
Poisoned Candy
Molly Nilsson Lyrics
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were nothing but poisoned candy
My friends all warned me about going with you
Saying I would regret it one day
And you should seem too good to be true
and now my sweet tooth is rotting away
Poisoned candy
I'm so addicted to you, I'm sugar-high
You told me that you loved me then you said goodbye
My poisoned candy
My dentist just shakes his head at me
When he sees all my cavities
I tell him about you and I try to explain
But they just look at me like I'm insane
Poisoned candy
But even if I could go back and change it all
I don't think I would
Cause you taste so good
My poisoned candy
So even if i could go back and change it all
I don't think I would
Cause you taste so good
My poisoned candy
In Poisoned Candy, Molly Nilsson sings about a toxic relationship that she knows she should leave but unable to do so because she is addicted to her partner like she is to sugar. The little sweet things her partner used to give her turned out to be nothing but poisoned candy, which has caused her sweet tooth to rot away. Molly's friends warned her about going with this partner and advised her that she would one day regret it as he seemed too good to be true. In the end, he left her, but she is still unable to forget about him even though she knows he was not good for her.
The lyrics can be interpreted as a metaphor for a damaging relationship, where the sweetness of love is also mixed with the bitterness of heartbreak. The comparison between a toxic relationship and candy is apt because both can be addictive, but ultimately both are harmful. Molly's inability to quit her addiction despite seeing the destructive impact it has on her life is relatable to anyone who has experienced addiction or a bad relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
The little sweet things that you gave me
The small gestures of love and affection you showed me.
were nothing but poisoned candy
Turned out to be harmful and destructive, causing me pain and suffering.
My friends all warned me about going with you
My friends cautioned me and advised against getting involved with you.
Saying I would regret it one day
They feared that eventually, I would realize the cost of being with you.
And you should seem too good to be true
Mostly because you were too perfect to be believed.
and now my sweet tooth is rotting away
My desire for you has led to my misery and suffering, affecting my general well-being.
I'm so addicted to you, I'm sugar-high
I'm hopelessly attached to you, like an addiction that gets me high but eventually leads to pain.
You told me that you loved me then you said goodbye
Your expressions of love were temporary, and you left me feeling lost and abandoned.
My poisoned candy
You are my addiction, yet you are toxic and damaging.
My dentist just shakes his head at me
My dentist is disappointed with the state of my teeth and the damage caused by my addiction.
When he sees all my cavities
He observes the harm caused to my teeth due to my excessive indulgence in sweet things.
I tell him about you and I try to explain
I confess to my dentist about my attachment to you and attempt to justify it to him.
But they just look at me like I'm insane
But he regards me as foolish and imprudent for being entangled with you.
But even if I could go back and change it all
However, if I had the opportunity to go back, and undo what happened,
I don't think I would
I'm not sure I would want to or have the strength to make that choice, even if it meant avoiding the pain.
Cause you taste so good
Even though the consequences of being with you are bittersweet, I'm unable to resist you because you are deeply enticing.
My poisoned candy
You are my enticing, irresistible but toxic love, that is slowly killing me like poison.
Contributed by Vivian P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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The little sweet things that you gave me
Were nothing but poisoned candy
My friends all warned me about going with you
Saying I would regret it one day
And you should seem too good to be true
And now my sweet tooth is rotting away
Poisoned candy
I'm so addicted to you, I'm sugar-high
You told me that you loved me then you said goodbye
My poisoned candy
My dentist just shakes his head at me
When he sees all my cavities
I tell him about you and I try to explain
But they just look at me like I'm insane
Poisoned candy
But even if I could go back and change it all
I don't think I would
Cause you taste so good
My poisoned candy
So even if i could go back and change it all
I don't think I would
Cause you taste so good
My poisoned candy