Crush
Otep Lyrics

Shhh, it's ok
Trying to act placid and soothing to someone in order to keep them calm.

I'm right here
Trying to assure someone by letting them know that they aren't going through this alone.

I promise
A solemn commitment to fulfill promises made.

I won't leave you
Ensuring someone that they are with someone who is dependable and committed.

Everything will be ok
Trying to comfort someone who is distraught by ensuring them that things will eventually turn out fine.

Don't be afraid!
Encouraging someone when they may be frightened and senseless to bring them to their senses.

Sweet, little stray!
Addressing someone who is lost and letting them know that they have someplace to belong.

I see you
Acknowledging someone and making them feel visible and important.

In your Sunday best
Noticing someone's dressing and accentuating their opinion about them.

Feathering your nest
Observing someone building something for themselves such as their livelihood, their dwelling etc.

And oh, how I liked you
Admitting to having been attracted to someone at an earlier point in time.

You were my very own
Obsessing over someone and underlining one's entitlement over them.

So, I followed you home
Stalking someone that one feels attracted to.

Day to day
Keeping a watchful eye on someone every day.

And I love the way
Expressing love for something about someone that they find appealing.

Your lips suck that cigarette
Enjoying something about someone's habits or routines that they indulge in regularly.

Haven't seen me yet
Stalking someone without them noticing.

Even as I broke your bones
Continuing to obsess about someone even after having harmed or hurt them in some way.

Does it hurt?
Asking someone if the actions done to them were painful and if they felt hurt.

You were my very own
Declaring one's possession over someone.

Mine alone
Stating once again that someone belongs to them and to them alone.

I made it so special for you
Going all out to create something unique for someone to please them.

A bed of roses for you to bloom
Creating an environment that one feels is desirable and will yield a positive outcome for someone.

Opening your mouth
Using someone's openness or vulnerability against them to fulfill one's own agenda.

Absent of doubt
Someone who is confident about what they want without doubt or insecurity.

Will never forget
Making someone feel as if something is unforgettable.

The night your life was mine to collect
Taking someone's autonomy and making it their own.

As I covered you with stones
Bringing an end to someone's life after having possessed and controlled them.

If I can't have you no one can
Asserting dominance over someone and their life choices.

You'll stay with me among the damned
Keeping someone in eternal servitude or control.

To keep you warm, I'll hold you tight
Using someone's personal quirks, habits or words of endearment to create a sense of security for oneself.

The fragrance of a graveyard night
Introducing a mentally or emotionally dark environment.

Will remind us of unending love
Connecting a toxic pattern of behavior to an emotionally loaded term such as love.

And I'll forgive you chosen one
Asserting how someone is forgiven for something done, but it comes with strings attached.

No, no. don't say those things
Trying to prevent someone from saying things that may not favor the singer.

Don't you say a fucking word!
Asserting control and not giving the other person a chance to speak their mind.

Don't you know it fucking hurts?
Asserting that someone is being insensitive and hurtful towards the singer.

Crush!
Exerting physical or emotional dominance over someone.

You're ignoring me now
Noticing that someone is not responding to one's actions or words and trying to catch their attention.

Oh, how I loved you!
Romanticizing someone after having controlled them.

You were mine all alone!
Reasserting one's possessiveness over someone.

Eyes & mouth packed with mud
Finishing someone off by covering up their eyes and mouth with mud, to signify that they are now relegated to being a mere object or a thing.