Obsession
Toyah Lyrics

Baby, baby, baby, baby
She is calling out to her lover multiple times.

1, 2, 3
Counting down, maybe the start of a game or a race.

Oh never mind
She dismisses something that she was previously concerned about.

Pr..pr..pr..pressing my heel of my shoes
She is stepping on the paintwork of her lover's car, leaving marks with the heels of her shoes.

Into your paintwork
Her heels are pressing into the car's paintwork, damaging it.

Shattering determination
Her actions are breaking down the determination of her lover.

Brick thoughts crumble
Her lover's thoughts are crumbling like bricks due to her actions.

We've stood under this sky
Both of them have been under the same sky for too long.

Far too long baby
They have been together for too long.

Come on meet your soul
She tells her lover to meet their soul and confront their true feelings about their relationship.

Wife now, I don't believe you
She expresses disbelief in what her lover is saying or implying.

Don't want to see me, come on baby.
She pleads for her lover to not avoid her and face their issues.

Flash bulbs squeeze light
There are flashes of light from camera bulbs.

From metal veins
The cameras are made of metal and capture the moment like veins carry blood.

Across the blistering night
The flashes of light are illuminating the dark night sky.

I arrest your image and
She captures the image of her lover and detains it in her memory or on camera.

Detain
She captures and keeps the memory or image of her lover.

We're not walking on safe land
They are venturing into unknown territory.

We're sinking in quick sand
Their relationship is slowly deteriorating and they are struggling to keep it afloat.

Obsession
She is obsessed with her lover and their relationship.

Good god, have you seen that weirdo in the car behind
She notices someone behind them and describes them as a weirdo.

No, no don't look
She doesn't want her lover to look behind them and see the weirdo.

Don't make it obvious anyway,
She tells her lover to not make it obvious that they are avoiding looking behind them.

As I was saying
She is trying to steer the conversation back on track after being distracted.

Envy scratches all down the side of the car
There are scratches on the car due to envy or jealousy from someone.

Flirt you're in the car in front
Her lover is flirting with someone else in front of them.

I think with someone else
She suspects that her lover is thinking about being with someone else.

Her cigarette glows in the dark
The other person's cigarette is visible in the dark.

I see my arm on the wheel
She sees herself in the mirror-like surface of the car's wheel.

In the oncoming lights
She sees herself in the glow of the oncoming car lights.

Mascara black tears trickle down
Her mascara is running down her face like tears.

It's not me, it's just meat that drives
She is saying that her body is just a vessel that she is driving and not really her true self.

Born by man captive and
She was born as a captive to societal norms and expectations.

Damned to shed this skin and
She feels trapped by her physical body and wants to shed it or escape it somehow.

Enter you in the bliss of death
She wants to experience something that is akin to the bliss of death with her lover.

A soul bathed in fur
She wants to experience something sensual and passionate with her lover.

A heart robed in flesh
She wants her lover to have a passionate heart that is wrapped in flesh or physical desire.

Whichever way you wear yourself
She wants her lover to be their true self or express themselves in any way they desire.

I'll get in
She wants to be a part of her lover's true self or desires, whatever they may be.

Every time I venture out
Whenever she goes outside or takes a risk.

I leava a note in my pocket
She leaves a note behind to communicate her thoughts and feelings to her lover.

Or on the table, or posted to a friend
She leaves notes in various places to ensure that her message is conveyed.

To respect fate to let you know where I stand with you
She wants her lover to understand her perspective and their fate together.

If not in life, perhaps another time
If they cannot be together in this life, she hopes that they will be together in another time or place.

England this burning land
She describes England as a land that is burning or passionate and fiery.

Sensuality of tone
There is a sensual tone to what she is saying or how she is feeling.

Twenty-two miles till the earth curves
They have a set distance until they reach a point where the earth curves.

Then you're out of sight
Once they reach that point, her lover will be out of sight.

I'll be clothed in confusion,
She expresses confusion or uncertainty about their relationship.

When I woke in this body
She is describing the experience of waking up in a physical body every day.

By my mother's side
She was born next to her mother and has existed in this physical form ever since.

Born from all
She is born from everything that has ever existed or happened before her.

Seeing to one sight
She is trying to focus on one particular thing or goal through all of her experiences.

I am all
She is connected to and a part of everything that exists.

I am in a microcosm of time before
She is experiencing a small amount of time in the grand scheme of things.

I become one and all again
She will eventually merge with everything that exists and become one with it.

I want to experience
She desires to have new experiences and explore different things.

I want to walk all over you
She wants to assert dominance in the relationship and take control.