Venom
bullet.for.my.valentine Lyrics
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But everywhere I go I feel you
Can you feel me?
Why can't I just forget you
I want to shed my skin to remove you
Can you hear me?
Now I'm giving up, I'm never looking back
You keep giving me a taste of your venom
You know I'm never looking back
Here we go again
I don't want another taste of your venom
How dare you play the victim
These tortured eyes, they see right through you
Right through you
But still you keep my captive
And make me feel like I deserve you
But I hate you, hate you
Now I'm giving up, I'm never looking back
Here we go again
You keep giving me a taste of your venom
You know I'm never looking back
Here we go again
I don't want another taste of your venom
I feel asphyxiated
It's more than I can take
But nothing ever changes in the end
No more I'm suffocating
You've gone and lost your grip
But nothing ever changes in the end
Here we go again
Hate you, hate you
Now I'm giving up, I'm never looking back
Here we go again
You keep giving me a taste of your venom
You know I'm never looking back
Here we go again
I don't want another taste of your venom
Giving up, never looking back
Here we go again
You keep giving me a taste of your venom
You know I'm never looking back
Here we go again
I don't want another taste of your venom
The lyrics to "V.e.n.o.m" by Bullet for My Valentine depict a relationship full of toxicity and pain. The singer is struggling to move on from their past lover, despite being physically distant. The first two lines, "You're nowhere even near me / But everywhere I go I feel you" convey this sense of emotional attachment and longing. The singer then asks "Can you feel me?" and "Can you hear me?" in an attempt to make their feelings and pain known to their ex-partner.
However, the relationship has left a lasting mark on the singer - they want to "shed [their] skin to remove [their ex-lover]" and are "asphyxiated" by their emotions. The chorus declares the singer's refusal to be trapped by their past again: "Now I'm giving up, I'm never looking back / Here we go again / You keep giving me a taste of your venom / You know I'm never looking back / Here we go again / I don't want another taste of your venom." The metaphorical "venom" refers to the toxic influence their ex-lover has had on their life.
The bridge of the song shows the singer's growing awareness of their ex-lover's manipulative behavior: "How dare you play the victim / These tortured eyes, they see right through you / Right through you." They realize that their ex-lover has kept them "captive" and made them feel unworthy. However, the singer still struggles with their feelings of hatred and pain towards their ex-lover, adding a layer of complexity to the narrative.
Line by Line Meaning
You're nowhere even near me
You are physically distant from me, but your presence is felt everywhere I go.
But everywhere I go I feel you
Even though you are not with me, I feel your presence surrounding me.
Can you feel me?
I wonder if you experience the same feeling of being connected even though we are apart.
Why can't I just forget you
Despite my desire to move on and forget about you, I am unable to do so.
I want to shed my skin to remove you
I wish to completely rid myself of you, as if shedding my own skin could erase you from my life.
Can you hear me?
I am reaching out to you, trying to communicate with you despite the distance between us.
Now I'm giving up, I'm never looking back
I have decided to give up on trying to be with you and move on with my life.
Here we go again
Despite my decision to move on, I find myself caught up in the same situation with you once more.
You keep giving me a taste of your venom
You continuously bring negativity and toxicity into my life, and I am tired of it.
I don't want another taste of your venom
I have had enough of your harmful influence in my life, and I refuse to endure it any longer.
How dare you play the victim
You are trying to portray yourself as the one who has been wronged, when it is actually the opposite.
These tortured eyes, they see right through you
Despite your attempts to deceive me, I am able to see the truth about who you really are.
But still you keep my captive
Despite my awareness of your true nature, I am still emotionally attached to you and unable to break free.
And make me feel like I deserve you
You manipulate me into believing that I am unworthy of anything better than you, and that I need you in my life.
But I hate you, hate you
Despite my emotional attachment to you, I am filled with hatred towards you and the negativity you bring into my life.
I feel asphyxiated
I feel suffocated and overwhelmed by the toxicity of our relationship.
It's more than I can take
The toxicity of our relationship has become unbearable, and I can no longer endure it.
No more I'm suffocating
I am finally breaking free from the suffocating influence of our relationship.
You've gone and lost your grip
You no longer have a hold on me or the power to control my emotions and actions.
Here we go again
Despite my decision to move on, I find myself caught up in the same cycle of negativity and toxicity with you once more.
Hate you, hate you
My feelings of hatred towards you persist, and I am determined to break free from your harmful influence.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: MATTHEW TUCK, MICHAEL DAVID THOMAS, MICHAEL KIERON PAGET
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@Ieokk
Just like this part from Bittersweet Memories:
"I wanna run and escape from your poison
But when I leave, I feel something is missing
I'm not afraid that's easy to tell
This can't be heaven, feels like I'm in hell
You're like a drug that I can't stop taking
I want more and I can't stop craving
I still want you, it's easy to see
But guess what, honey? You're not that good for me!"
@igort.880
You're nowhere even near me
But everywhere I go
I feel you
Can you feel me
Why can't I just forget you
I wanna shed my skin
To remove you
Can you hear meNow I'm giving up and never looking back
Here we go again
You keep giving me a taste
Of your venom
You know I'm never looking back
Here we go again
I don't want another taste
Of your venomHow dare you play the victim
These tortured eyes they see right through you
But still you keep me captive
And make me feel like I deserve you
But I hate youI feel asphyxiated
It's more than I can take
But nothing ever changes
In the end
No more I'm suffocating
Youve gone and lost your grip
But nothing ever changes
In the end
@poweRaack
I dont understand all the hate this band recieves, they actually make some quality music and i definitely love it
@SJ-qj4yk
Dmytro Coronado 💚
@larspetteranfinsen5541
yup ive never heard them until 6 months ago... what a band... very melodic
@nakibzaman276
They just changed from what they used to be, I guess that's what triggers the 'fans'.
@jamesstafford6920
For me, it was Temper Temper. Not a great album overall. Venom and Gravity are spectacular though
@jaimemozas2452
If someone has haters is because is doing something right
@_4ertilo
i can`t even call it a song
THAT`S A REAL MASTERPIECE
11/10
@arthurlarrubia
Best bullet video so far. Going trough a tough time with my dad myself, and seing my mother being torn apart by it, I can relate to the feeling of something always hurting, a scar that'll always be there when it comes to shitty family relations.
@jovemgafanhoto928
E os videos no Kaue Karalho?
@arthurlarrubia
Guilherme Salvatierre não tenho mais nenhum amigo pra segurar a camera