Members:
Sammy Tunis - vocals/cabinet
César Alvarez - vocals/guitar
Jeremy Hoevenaar - bass
Eric Farber - drumset + objects
(most members also play melodica)
http://www.myspace.com/thelisps
Pepper Spray
The Lisps Lyrics
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You don't want me to be the one you love
You don't want me to see
You don't want me to see the people you fuck
You don't want me to know how much you hate
You don't give a damn
You don't care if I live or die today
Pepper spray
My heart a-way
Pepper spray
My heart ache
La la la la la la....
You don't care if I wait
You don't care if I wait alone all day
Kiss me on the lips with your knife
I will touch you until the morning light
You never made me believe
You only made me try to figure it out
Kiss me on the lips with your mouth
I will love it or learn to live without
Pepper spray
My heart a-way
(my heart a-way)
Pepper spray
My heart ache
La la la la la la....
I never wanted to be
I never wanted to be the one you love
I never wanted to see
I never wanted to see the people you fuck
You never fooled me at all
I never let you [...] outside in
I'll just pretend that I don't
I'll just pretend that I never let you in
Pepper spray
My heart a-way
(my heart a-way)
Pepper spray
My heart ache
La la la la la la....
The Lisps’s “Pepper Spray” is a song with a haunting melody and lyrics that speak to a storm of emotions. The song starts with the singer acknowledging that the person they care about does not reciprocate these feelings. They are not the person this loved one wants to love, nor the person they want to reveal their secrets to. This realization can be heart-wrenching, as the singer feels isolated and excluded from the most important aspects of the person’s life. The refrain “pepper spray my heart away” sounds like a plea, a desire to numb the pain, as well as a recognition that this person is toxic and perhaps should stay away. The idea of using pepper spray as a metaphor for numbing the pain is powerful and speaks to the feeling of being attacked by the person you love.
Later in the song, the singer seems to be acknowledging some sort of self-destructive behavior, as they say “kiss me on the lips with your knife.” This line is tinged with a sense of danger and perhaps masochism. They then transition back to the recognition that they were never the chosen one (“I never wanted to be the one you love...you never fooled me at all”), making it clear that this person was never theirs to begin with. The song ends echoing the refrain “pepper spray my heart away,” emphasizing the pain and desire to numb it.
In terms of the song's meaning, there are two possible interpretations. The first is that the singer is dealing with unrequited love and feeling the pain of being shut out by the person they love. The second interpretation is that this is a song about an abusive relationship, which speaks to how toxic relationships can lead to deep emotional pain and a desire to escape or numb the feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
You don't want me to be
You wish I wasn't in your life
You don't want me to be the one you love
Your heart doesn't desire me
You don't want me to see
You keep your secret affairs hidden from me
You don't want me to see the people you fuck
I'm not allowed to know about your infidelity
You don't want me to know
You keep everything that upsets you, to yourself
You don't want me to know how much you hate
You despise me beyond what I can imagine
You don't give a damn
You don't care about my existence
You don't care if I live or die today
You wouldn't care if I passed away
Pepper spray
My heart is in pain
My heart a-way
My heart is suffering
Pepper spray
My heart is in pain
My heart ache
My heart is aching
You don't care if I wait
You aren't bothered about me waiting for you
You don't care if I wait alone all day
You don't care about leaving me alone
Kiss me on the lips with your knife
You are hurting me every time we are together
I will touch you until the morning light
I will be by your side, no matter how much you hurt me
You never made me believe
I never felt like you wanted me
You only made me try to figure it out
I had to decode every action of yours, to understand what you feel about me
Kiss me on the lips with your mouth
Let's make love and forget everything else, just for this moment
I will love it or learn to live without
I will accept pain or move on from this relationship
I never wanted to be
I never desired to be in a relationship with you
I never wanted to be the one you love
Being your lover was never my dream
I never wanted to see
I don't want to know about your secrets
I never wanted to see the people you fuck
I don't want to know about your infidelity
You never fooled me at all
I saw through your lies
I never let you [...] outside in
I never gave you access to my inner self and emotions
I'll just pretend that I don't
I will act as if I didn't hear your abuses
I'll just pretend that I never let you in
I will deny ever giving you a place in my heart
La la la la la la....
Background humming that communicates the sadness and numbness in the victim's heart
Contributed by Violet V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@dimclockwo
Terrific song! I always thought y'all would've been picked up.
@funnyguise
Pretty cool. I'll have to check out s'more. I hope your other tunes don't disappoint.
@coconut212812345
weird song but i like it better than "im sorry"
@PlantMatters
so cool, so obscure
@jct9955
<3
@benchace
nice sax solo cesar!
@IBMeddling
Good music.
@icopythat
hee hee hee. we shall destroy the photoshoot.
@sabergun
@coconut212812345 im sorry is amazing!