Bloodstain
UNKLE/Alice Temple Lyrics
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This love would fall apart
I say, no way
You don't know the size of my heart.
Vicious, suspicious
It doesn't matter what I say
Users and losers
There's nothing here to make me stay.
Take it with no shame
Love tracks on a loose train
Bloodstain
No gain with no pain
My scars are deeper than you think
Tie me, try me
One more time before I sink.
Big lies, big times
This love is not what we're about
It's too late, and I'm too straight
It's time to blow this fire out.
Bloodstain on a blue vein
Take it with no shame
Love tracks on a loose train
Bloodstain on a blue vein
Take me softly
I'm going crazy for your touch.
Bloodstain on a blue vein
(Blue, blood, blue, blood, blue, blood)
Take it with no shame
(No, take, no, take, no, take)
I'm alone
And dissatisfied
And someone else is alone
And dissatisfied
You are alone?
In "Bloodstain," UNKLE (a British musical project) and Alice Temple explore themes of love, pain, and addiction through cryptic and metaphorical lyrics. The song starts with the lines "It doesn't matter what I say/Users and losers/There's nothing here to make me stay," which suggests that the singer is in a difficult and uncomfortable situation that they want to escape. Then, the chorus ("Bloodstain on a blue vein/Take it with no shame/Love tracks on a loose train/Bloodstain") introduces the metaphor of a "bloodstain" to refer to a painful and possibly destructive love affair.
The rest of the song employs vivid imagery and metaphors to convey a sense of desperation and chaos. The line "My scars are deeper than you think" suggests that the singer has been through a lot of emotional pain and has the scars to prove it. The chorus intensifies with the repetition of the "bloodstain" metaphor and the line "Take me softly/I'm going crazy for your touch," which implies that the singer is addicted to the love affair despite its toxicity.
Line by Line Meaning
It doesn't matter what I say
Nothing I say has any significance or weight.
Users and losers
People who indulge in this relationship will have no gain and will be left with disappointment.
There's nothing here to make me stay
No reason to continue this relationship or stay in this place.
Bloodstain on a blue vein
The physical evidence of violence, represented by the stain and the body's veins.
Take it with no shame
Accepting the violent relationship without questioning or being ashamed of it.
Love tracks on a loose train
Representing the journey of love that's undefined and directionless.
Bloodstain
The evidence of violence that's physical and emotionally damaging.
No gain with no pain
Success in life comes only with great effort and struggle.
My scars are deeper than you think
The emotional injuries are far more severe than anyone can realize.
Tie me, try me
The masochistic desire to be hurt and feel the pain.
One more time before I sink
The final attempt to find satisfaction before drowning in the unfulfilling relationship.
Big lies, big times
The relationship is based on lies that are magnified by the situation.
This love is not what we're about
The relationship is not defined by love or positive emotions.
It's too late, and I'm too straight
It's impossible to go back and correct mistakes, and the singer is done with playing games.
It's time to blow this fire out
The relationship has burned out and it's time to end it.
Take me softly
The desire to be treated with gentleness and care in a relationship that's violent.
I'm going crazy for your touch
The irrational obsession that arises from an unhealthy relationship.
Bloodstain on a blue vein
Once again, the physical evidence of violence that's still present.
(Blue, blood, blue, blood, blue, blood)
Repeating the words blue and blood to emphasize the undeniable evidence of violence.
No, take, no, take, no, take
Repeating 'no, take' to emphasize the disapproval of accepting violence in a relationship.
I'm alone
And dissatisfied
And someone else is alone
And dissatisfied
You are alone
The realization that dissatisfaction and loneliness are prevalent and the acknowledgement that the other person is also alone and unhappy.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALICE TEMPLE, JOSH PAUL DAVIS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sevatar5762
My First ever holiday to another country without my parents me and my friends went snowboarding in Europe. Every playlist featured
Quantic - time is the enemy
Boards of canada - chromakey dreamcoat
DJ shadow - midnight in a perfect world
And this track by unkle
Such a great memory. Alas it was Probably about 20 years ago now. Time flies.
@MrDosenburg
The perfect song to fuck, O.D., or just smoke a mile of weed to.
@jordanallen7734
This comment here = LOL.
@pa3041
yeah I absolutely love overdosing to music, do it every week
@joshuaanderson2185
(. ) (. ) If you're into love tracks killing your buzz.
@rondohunter8966
Drowning my pain in a bowl of top notch weed, way better than low-grade medical m.j.
@ntrbeing
Fell in a ket hole to this 3 times, the reassociation is shit but fucking worth every twist and turn man
@RedIndicator
This tune gets darker the more you listen to it
@reggiedoss7705
23 years later I came back...the darkness always brings me back.
@the2ndcoming135
Beat: *Drops
Me: Nods in unison with the groove😎
@baybuh
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