Valentine
The Vincent Blackshadow Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
I want to spike your milk with wine
I want to make the others cry
With your fading shadow
Promise you'll stay awake tonight
When I load the barrel
You!!
Owe me another night!!
If only
Another night
She canters backwards for miles
The Vincent Blackshadow's song "Valentine" is a dark and twisted love song that is both seductive and threatening. The lyrics suggest that the singer is willing to do whatever it takes to win the affection of their Valentine, even if it means resorting to violence. They want to "spike [their] milk with wine" and make "the others cry" with their Valentine's "fading shadow." The singer makes it clear that they expect their Valentine to reciprocate their feelings, saying "Promise you'll stay awake tonight / When I load the barrel / You!! / Owe me another night!!" The song ends with a haunting image of a pony cantering backwards for miles, suggesting that the singer's obsession with their Valentine is causing them to lose touch with reality.
One interesting fact about "Valentine" is that it was written by The Vincent Blackshadow's lead singer, Cassandra Ford, as a tribute to her father, who had recently passed away. Ford has said that the song was partially inspired by her own experiences with loss and grief, as well as her fascination with the darker side of love. Another interesting fact is that the song's music video features footage of Ford and her bandmates performing in a spooky, abandoned mansion, as well as a storyline about a woman being seduced and eventually betrayed by a mysterious man in a top hat. "Valentine" has also been covered by several other artists, including Zoli Téglás and Gio Galanti.
Chords (as interpreted by Ultimate Guitar):
Verse: Am - Dm - G - C
Pre-chorus: F - G - Am - G
Chorus: Am - F - C - G
Line by Line Meaning
I want to be your valentine
I desire to be the one whom you choose as your Valentine; the person who you hold closest to your heart.
I want to spike your milk with wine
I wish to imbue your milk with wine, a beverage that will sedate and relax you, in hopes that you will spend more time with me.
I want to make the others cry
I aim to induce feelings of sadness and despair amongst the people who desire to be with you but can't have you, as I yearn to be the only one in your life.
With your fading shadow
As the image of your physical being begins to slowly disappear and you start to move further away from me, I become more determined to hold onto you.
Promise you'll stay awake tonight
Pledge to me that you'll stay awake with me tonight and keep me company, and not leave my side even as others may try to distract you from me.
When I load the barrel
Refers to loading of the barrel of a gun and foreshadows the next line; a threat that something violent could happen if the other person doesn't fulfill the promise to stay awake.
You!!
An exclamation of sudden focus and intensity directed towards the intended recipient of the song.
Owe me another night!!
If the other person doesn't fulfill their promise to stay with me, then they will owe me another night to make it up to me.
A pony, a glass of wine
A reference to the 'horse head in bed' scene of the classic movie, 'The Godfather', implying that something violent may happen if the other person doesn't comply with my desires.
If only
A lamentation of lost opportunities, regretting what could have been with the other person.
Another night
Another opportunity to be with the other person, or a request for a chance to redeem myself of past mistakes.
She canters backwards for miles
A metaphor for my own persistence and effort to keep up with the other person, even if it means travelling backwards for miles, as long as it means being closer to them.
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
martin nolan
I fell in love with this band when they toured with Kosheen. Such a rich independent sound. Hope you are all well
VacatedMinotaur
1)I wanna be your valentine I wanna spike your milk with wine I wanna make the others cry With your fading shadow I've gotta stick of dynamite Promise you'll stay awake tonight Promise you'll stay awake tonight When I load the barrel (Chours) You owe me another night! You owe me another night! You owe me another night! Yo owe me another night! 2)A pony, a glass of wine If only Another night She canters backwards for miles.
Aware
Geez I remember being a kid on msn messenger and having Vincent Valentine as my display pic and this song showing as what I was listening to. I really wanted someone to give a fuck but nobody did. My whole life had kinda just been wanting someone to pay attention to me but also wanting to be left alone it's weird.