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(1) Otherwise is a hard rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. They have produced three albums : "True Love Never Dies" (2012), "Peace at All Costs" (2014), and "Sleeping Lions" (2017), and an EP : "Some Kind of Alchemy" (2009).
(2) Otherwise was a post-hardcore band from the UK who had a string of releases in the early 2000s on the Firefly Recordings label. This included the full-length album "Dark Adapted Eye" (2002)
IV
Otherwise Lyrics
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The lyrics to Otherwise's song "IV" contain repetitive lines that express a sense of desire and aggression. The repeated phrase "Don't you want me inside you?" can be interpreted as a metaphorical question, questioning whether the other person desires a deeper connection or intimacy. However, it is delivered with a hint of aggression, suggesting that the singer is ready to engage in a confrontation or conflict.
The following line, "You wanted a fight, now I'm bringing the war," further emphasizes the aggressive tone of the song. It suggests that the singer is responding to the other person's desire for conflict by escalating it into a full-blown war. This line can be seen as a declaration of the singer's readiness to engage in combat and not back down.
Overall, the lyrics of "IV" explore themes of desire, aggression, and confrontation. It portrays a sense of longing for intimacy but is also laced with anger and a thirst for conflict.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't you want me inside you?
A plea to be desired and accepted.
Don't you want me inside you?
Reiteration of the desire for connection and intimacy.
Don't you want me inside you?
Continued longing for emotional and physical closeness.
Don't you want me inside you?
Echoing the previous lines, emphasizing the longing.
You wanted a fight now I'm bringing the war
Acknowledging the other person's desire for conflict, and responding by intensifying it.
Inside you
The war is not physical, but emotional and psychological.
Now I'm bringing the war Inside you
Asserting dominance and control, figuratively invading the other person's mind and emotions.
Now I'm bringing the war Inside you
Repeating the intent to disrupt and challenge the other person, emphasizing the emotional impact.
Now I'm bringing the war Inside you
Continued assertion of power and a foreboding sense of consequences.
Now I'm bringing the
Finalizing the notion that the war is being initiated and alluded to in previous lines.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ADRIAN BOYLAN, CORKY GAINSFORD, RYAN BOYLAN
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