Revenge
One of my favorite ones... Revenge.
What a masterpiece, a song that talks about heartbreak and regret, all with acoustic sounds as the beat, I love the beat, the lyrics, everything.
This song, for me, represents how x creates music, he only uses one extended verse and that's it, he doesn't need more, and it's perfect how he transmits his heartbreak.
I will leave the opening words when he starts, and then we are going to begin with the first 3 lines.
Revenge
I’ve dug two graves for us, my dear
Can't pretend that I was perfect
Leavin' you in fear
Here he's introducing us to a relationship that didn't end well, and maybe I feel a little bit of repentance in the way he talks about how he left her, we know x could be a conflicted guy sometimes, and here I can infer that he left her with emotional scars because of this broken heart she gave him.
Revenge
Oh, man, what a world, the things I hear
If I could act on my revenge, then, oh
Would I
Some kill, some steal, some break your heart
And you thought that I would let
It go and let you walk
I love this part because he's talking about it almost like a fight between him and his relationship, and maybe he regrets it because he already told us, he isn't perfect and maybe his actions weren't correct, but he still didn't want to lose her.
Revenge
Well broken hearts break bones
So break up fast
And I don’t wanna let it go
So in my grave I'll rot
The perfect ending for the main lyrics, the song continues, but it's basically the same verse with a much more intense feeling, like he's emphasizing how he feels and how much he regrets everything.
As I said in the last verse, he doesn't want her out of his life, it's a mix between love and regret, almost like indecision, he knows how much she hurt him, but he can't control his feelings.
I love this song because this type of feeling is so realistic, if you've ever experienced a relationship that left you broken, you'll understand it immediately, you know what your experience was, and you understand how he's dealing with all these contradictions, he doesn't know if he still loves her, because he doesn't want to lose her or see her with somebody else.
You can identify with that feeling, and the beat represents that anger, that desire for revenge that you want to act on but can't, because you want to become a better person, that's why I left the intro for the end.
Revenge | Intro
I think I, I think I finally
Found a way to forgive myself
From mistakes I made in my past
I think that's the first step, right?
You agree?
I think this part complements the ending of the original verse, we can interpret it as being about his relationship, but also about himself, it's him recognizing his mistakes and realizing he needs to change.
But we can't forget about his feelings...
Revenge | Ending
In my grave, I'll rot
I'll rot, I’ll rot, I'll rot
Is my pain your freedom?
Is all of my pain your freedom? Enjoy
Man, this is a masterpiece, It's like classical music where the melody itself creates a rivalry inside the same song, like a fight or contradiction, this song is exactly that, It's not only one feeling, it's the whole process, the adaptation, the heartbreak, the regret, the acceptance, everything that comes after the end of a relationship.
I love how, with such a short verse, he manages to talk about all of that, at least that's my interpretation hahaha...
I hope you like it :P