Grimes – Oblivion Lyrics

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Electronic

I never walk about after dark
It's my point of view
'Cause someone could break your neck
Coming up behind you
Always coming and you'd never have a clue
I never look behind all the time
I will wait forever
Always looking straight
Thinking counting all the hours you wait

See you on a dark night
See you on a dark night
See you on a dark night
See you on a dark night

And no, I'm not a jerk
I would ask if you could help me out
It's hard to understand
'Cause when you're running by yourself
It's hard to find someone to hold your hand
You know it's good to be tough like me
But I will wait forever
I need someone else
To look into my eyes and tell me
"Girl, you know you've got to watch your health."

To look into my eyes and tell me
Lalalalala
To look into my eyes and tell me
Lalalalala
Lalalalala
Lalalalala
Lalalalala
Lalalalala

See you on a dark night
See you on a dark night
See you on a dark night
See you on a dark night
See you on a dark night
See you on a dark night
See you on a dark night
See you on a dark night
See you on a dark night

Comments (1)

Noah Dillon 2012-10-30 16:36:00

It's definitely "Another walk about," not "I never..." The song is about the potential for assault and the sort of secret sexual thrill she (the song's narrator) gets from that prospect. She goes out walking on dark nights, by herself, always looking straight ahead because she's inviting danger, not trying to protect herself and gets a kick out of that potential for violence.