MadAngel19

So there are two people involved in this song. There's the Singer, and there's their Partner, and that's how I am going to refer to them in this little rant.

The opening lines of the song are my favorite. "So you want out now, don't you, love?" to me, feels like the Singer is accusing the Partner of wanting to leave, when the Partner has maybe not expressed it in those words exactly. The Partner might be frustrated with them, moving toward that conclusion, and the Singer feels their control slipping. They've probably accused their Partner of wanting to leave before, anytime they're not getting their way. "You want to leave me, you're trying to break up with me," is a control tactic, to try and get the Partner to back down.

Then there's the second line, "Was I not all you were dreaming of?" This is accusatory; it's not "oh, how can I be a better partner for you?" It's "You wanted this, and now I'm not good enough for you?" The scales are falling from the Partner's eyes, they're starting to see things about the Singer that they didn't before, and importantly, this line is the Singer making that the Partner's fault. The Singer is not owning up to their faults; they're blaming their Partner for not accepting them exactly as they are.

Then we have the two lines that are further in the song. "A man of faith is hard to find." This is another control tactic, to keep Partner from leaving. This says, "You're not going to find anyone else that will love you, I'm the only one that will be with you/put up with you/love you." And, "You showed me yours, I'll show you mine" is transactional- it's "I'll show you trust/love/respect when you show it to me first." Again, they're blaming their Partner, telling them it's their own fault they're not getting the things they want out of the relationship, because they're not putting enough work of their own into it.

And of course, there's all the references to war and fighting in the song, and that the Singer is refusing to let their Partner out of this relationship even if they want to leave. The Singer aims to overpower their Partner, get them to give up their fighting and just be under the Singer's control again. I think the song is referencing some pretty classic control tactics that occur in abusive relationships, and though the song doesn't really have a conclusion, I suspect the Partner has not escaped yet.

⟡ References from @/A_L_I_E_N_xdxd and a little @/LucyLED on X

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