Former ballerinas turned songstresses, they released their self-titled debut in 2000 with Epic. The album was met with lukewarm reception, but the girls were undeterred. After moving to New York, they released Light Of The Moon with Universal in 2005, with similar luck. After leaving the label and their manager to make some serious changes, they recorded their third album with producer Roger Greenawalt and after having opened a week's worth of shows for Albert Hammond Jr. [Catherine Pierce's fiancee] in November 2006, the girls were greeted with much more enthusiastic reception and excellent press.
Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge was released in April 2007.
The Pierces recently gained even more press when they were featured on the December 5th episode of the hit TV show, "Gossip Girl".
However, despite Catherine's high-profile celebrity romance with the Strokes guitarist, Albert Hammond Jr., the increased publicity didn't translate into sales.
According to the You'll Be Mine Songfacts, the siblings were on the verge of calling it a day when a friend of theirs, Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman, offered to produce them. The result was The Pierces fourth album, You & I, their first release after signing to Polydor.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
The Pierces Lyrics
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Well I thought I liked that you're uptight, baby
Well it's a mystery to me how you keep on slipping in my mind
And it's downright dirty that this old wound won't heal with time
Well you could wash my brain
You could tear out my heart
But I would never forget you
You could change my world
I could make a new start
But I would never forget you
And it's kill, kill, killing me
And it's kill, kill, killing me
That I'm still in love with you
Just when I think I've got you in safe keeping
That's when your memory, it comes 'round creeping
Well it's an ache I can't shake and it's creeped down deep into my core
But babe I can't fake it, I can't take this heartbreak anymore
Well you could wash my brain
You could tear out my heart
But I would never forget you
You could change my world
I could make a new start
But I would never forget you
And it's kill, kill, killing me
And it's kill, kill, killing me
That I'm still in love with you
I asked you please to leave my heart but you refused to go
I can't take this pain much longer
You insist on teaching me what I already know
Absence made this heart grow fonder
The Pierces's song "Kill! Kill! Kill!" is a hauntingly beautiful ballad about the inability to let go of a past love. The opening lines "What were you doing in my dream last night, honey? Well, I thought I liked that you're uptight, baby" suggest that the singer is struggling to reconcile their feelings for someone who has a hold on them, even after they've tried to move on. The mystery of why this person keeps slipping into their mind adds to the frustration, and the fact that the wound won't heal with time creates a sense of urgency and desperation.
The chorus, with its repetition of "And it's kill, kill, killing me/That I'm still in love with you" drives home the point that the singer is tormented by their unrequited love. Despite their attempts to forget and move on, they simply can't shake this person from their memory. The lines "Just when I think I've got you in safe keeping/That's when your memory, it comes 'round creeping" paint a picture of constant emotional turmoil, where the singer can never truly relax or feel at peace.
The final lines of the song, "Absence made this heart grow fonder," add an extra layer of complexity to the piece. They suggest that distance has only intensified the singer's love for this person, even though they are no longer together. The idea that absence can make love stronger is a common trope in romantic literature, but here it serves to reinforce the central theme of the song: the inability to let go of a past love.
Line by Line Meaning
What were you doing in my dream last night, honey
I can't shake you off my mind even in my dreams, love.
Well I thought I liked that you're uptight, baby
I was attracted to your reserved personality, but it's caused me nothing but trouble.
Well it's a mystery to me how you keep on slipping in my mind
I can't understand why you keep occupying my thoughts.
And it's downright dirty that this old wound won't heal with time
It's infuriating that my heart still aches for you despite the passage of time.
Well you could wash my brain
You could try to erase your memory from my mind.
You could tear out my heart
You could rip my heart out and take it with you.
But I would never forget you
But I know deep down I would never be able to forget you.
You could change my world
You could drastically turn my life around.
I could make a new start
I could try to start anew.
But I would never forget you
But I would still remember you after all of that.
And it's kill, kill, killing me
I'm dying inside because of my longing for you.
That I'm still in love with you
I can't help but still be in love with you.
Just when I think I've got you in safe keeping
Just when I thought I could forget about you.
That's when your memory, it comes 'round creeping
Your memory just keeps coming back, haunting me.
Well it's an ache I can't shake and it's creeped down deep into my core
It's a deep-seated pain that I can't seem to shake off.
But babe I can't fake it, I can't take this heartbreak anymore
But I can't pretend anymore and I can't handle this heartache anymore.
I asked you please to leave my heart but you refused to go
I begged you to leave my heart, but you refused to listen.
I can't take this pain much longer
I'm at my breaking point, I can't handle this pain anymore.
You insist on teaching me what I already know
You keep making me learn the same lesson about heartbreak.
Absence made this heart grow fonder
Being away from you only made me love you more.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALLISON MARGARET PIERCE, CATHERINE ELEANOR PIERCE
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