1. Lyrics Breakdown
Covet - Basement
(0:00) When I'm with you, (0:04)
(0:05) I don't want to be with you. (0:11)
(0:43) White hair, (0:46)
(0:47) And a hopeful smile. (0:49)
(0:50) Your inside, (0:53)
(0:54) Is on your outside. (0:56)
(0:57) I need, (1:00)
(1:01) A pleasant surprise. (1:08)
(1:11) Good heart and desire to please. (1:17)
(1:18) I want a fatal disease. (1:24)
(1:24) When I'm with you, (1:34)
(1:36) I don't want to be with you. (1:48)
(2:06) You are, everything. (2:12)
(2:13) My most, demanding dream. (2:19)
(2:20) Good heart and desire to please. (2:26)
(2:27) I want a fatal disease. (2:33)
(2:33) When I'm with you, (2:36)
(2:37) I don't want to be with you. (2:43)
(2:45) When I'm with you, (2:50)
(2:51) I don't want to be with you. (2:57)
(2:59) When I'm with you, (3:04)
(3:05) I don't want to be with you. (3:10)
(3:13) When I'm with you, (3:17)
(3:18) I don't want to be with you. (3:24)
2. The lyrics for this song seem to talk about the person in
question as if they are the only pleasant thingin their life, they
describe the person as blonde (white hair) with a hopeful
smile, their insides on their outsides which could show all
their positive and radiant feelings are always expressed with
ease. He wants the oppositeof thisand says that it would be to
him a ‘pleasant surprise’ with the imagery that this uses we
build stereotypically a blonde female figure that is always
positiveand attractive, which is not what he truly wants from
the obvious lyrics of “when I’m with you, I don’t want to be
with you” which is repeated throughout the song to maintain
the feeling that this is not a positive love song about him
loving her but more about him being in a situation where he
doesn’t love her or wants her to change drastically for him.
He then again describes her with a ‘good heart’ and ‘desire to
please’ however states straight after with ‘I want a fatal
disease’ and this could have two meanings, either its literal
and he actually wants a fatal disease which adds a masochistic
and depressed feel to the song or he wants her to change
drastically so that she is the opposite of what she is now and
can be referred to as one, Which adds a more greedy but less
emotional feel to the song. It depends on how the listener
takes these specific lyrics.
It then takes a turn as he describes her as ‘everything’ and his
‘most demanding dream’, which shows a softer side that he
does genuinely care for this girl and is the first and only time
we thinkof any positiveemotion from him and gives him some
relatability to the listener and targeted audience.
As far as our video goes, we shall go for the idea of primarily
focusing on one male and one female character in the video,
which should go well with thisvideo dueto its lyrics including
no one but the mentioning of the singer and the girl in
question. Also we shall maintain the feeling of desire for
change and sickness, we shall reinforce this with dark and
gloomy shots. However, we will go against the typical expected
music video for this genre and change the lead female role
from a girlfriend to an ill family member.
