Pride
Paris Monster Lyrics
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Oh, pride
Oh, pride
Because I never aimed to take both our lives
Oh, pride
Oh, pride
Oh, pride
I know I said I love you over a thousand times
But if we loved it all, it was dead before it was even time
I don't know that I tried
I don't know that I mind
Oh, pride
She walked the hall until the sun starts to rise
collaps by my side
She'll stir with the light
Before I go I check to see if she's alive
I'll kiss both her eyes
And hope that she smiles
And hope that she smiles
If I can't say that I'm smiling myself, then I'm asking too much off somebody else
Oh, oh
It's easier keeping them shot then keeping them dry
I give my love a thousand reasons to cry
Oh, pride
Oh, pride
She tells me (?) rather than grow that we decline
You know that I'm right
Now tell me I'm right
I break up (?), she's trembling on the floor with fright
I'll stick till I'm dry
I shove back her thighs
She scratched my face and tells me I'm a goddamn sorry sight
That I'm drunk and I'm wild
That I fuck like a child
That's all I need to hear to know this bitch is mine
She won't put up no fight
She's my angel, my pride...
Oh, pride
Oh, I know I know, we were not so we'd be fine
But I weaken my mind
And I'm too strong in my pride
And if your heart ain't closed, you know my arms are open wide
And it's warmer inside
You've been stripped of your pride
Oh, pride
The opening lines of the song "I missed my mark by a thousand miles, Oh, pride" indicate a sense of regret and introspection. The theme of the song seems to be the struggle between pride and love in a relationship. The singer admits that they never intended to hurt their loved one, but their deep-seated pride caused them to miss the mark in their relationship. They try to express their love, saying "I know I said I love you over a thousand times" but it seems their pride prevented them from fully committing and loving their partner.
The singer struggles to express their emotions and vulnerability, and instead, they keep everything "shot" or repressed. They confess that they have given their partner "a thousand reasons to cry" and that their pride has caused them to fail in expressing their love. The lines "If I can't say that I'm smiling myself, then I'm asking too much of somebody else" show that the singer understands that they need to work on their own emotional journey before being able to fully love someone else.
The song's chorus repeats the line "Oh, pride" to emphasize how this common human emotion can often cause more harm than good. The song ends on a hopeful note, with the singer admitting that they have been stripped of their pride, and they are ready to open themselves up to love again.
Line by Line Meaning
I missed my mark by a thousand miles
I failed to meet my target by a great margin
Oh, pride
The singer urges himself to reflect on his own pride
Because I never aimed to take both our lives
The singer acknowledges that he never intended for things to become destructive
I know I said I love you over a thousand times
The artist recognizes the many times he's expressed his love
But if we loved it all, it was dead before it was even time
The artist admits that the love they shared never had a chance
I don't know that I tried
The singer doubts his own effort
I don't know that I mind
The singer is uncertain if he cares about the lack of effort
She walked the hall until the sun starts to rise
The artist describes a woman wandering until daybreak
Before I go I check to see if she's alive
The artist ensures that she survived the night
If I can't say that I'm smiling myself, then I'm asking too much off somebody else
The artist knows that expecting happiness from someone else is unfair if he's not happy himself
It's easier keeping them shot then keeping them dry
The singer implies that it's easier to kill a chance at love than to nurture it
She tells me (?) rather than grow that we decline
The artist's partner believes that they are regressing instead of progressing
You know that I'm right
The singer is confident in his correctness
Now tell me I'm right
The singer demands confirmation
She scratched my face and tells me I'm a goddamn sorry sight
The singer's partner insults him, shown by her scratching his face
That I'm drunk and I'm wild
The artist's partner accuses him of being uncontrollable
That I fuck like a child
The artist's partner belittles his sexual performance
She won't put up no fight
The singer's partner doesn't resist him
Oh, pride
The singer references his own pride again
And if your heart ain't closed, you know my arms are open wide
The artist is willing to accept anyone who is open to him regardless of his past actions
You've been stripped of your pride
The artist suggests that their partner has lost their sense of pride
Contributed by Aaron C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@PrimitiveInTheExtreme
Great video, great song.
@naomimacleod
How, I ask you HOW, does this only have this many views. Amazing track and even better video. Come play in Dublin some day!
@287r099a
This song is Amazing....
@tatiana_maria
"And she’ll scratch my face and tell me I’m a goddamn sorry sight;
That I’m drunk and I’m wild;
That I fuck like a child.
That’s all I need to hear to know this bitch is mine;
That she won’t put up no fight;
She’s my angel, my pride,
Ooh pride."
Oh my GOD. Beautiful.
@adamcloud1
Loved animating this:)
@Blofeldrummer
Love this Kick!!
@thehilltopworkshop
Seriously. SO under-appreciated... :)
@fraggle9337
Honestly don't know how this only have six thousand or so views because about a thousand are mine.
@fraggle9337
Double what it was a year ago. And again about a thousand more are mine.