inflatable by bush

listening to Inflatable by Bush again and can't help but remember all the times people who were much better than me at interpreting songs lyrics went on and on about the amazing, deep, healthy love in the song

but the lyrics have always struck me as an obsessive, unhealthy infatuation to the point where this dude has killed the girl he was obsessed with and is so happy that now she's guaranteed to be faithful only to him

the whole time it plays all I can picture is a guy dressing her dead body in his basement on a table.

dressing her in a flowing white gown, fixing up her hair, being so gentle with her because he loves her so fucking much

and whenever he's around her he gets to be himself instead of the person he has to present to the rest of the world so they won't completely shun him

and he's still blown away by how much she owns every part of him

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LYRICS

Let it slide overhead
When I believe in you my soul can rest
But as love that's really love can never fail
But fail it does
When we shine like the sun
You seem the only one my only friend

You're so pretty in white pretty when you're faithful
So pretty in white pretty when you're faithful
When you're faithful

I resigned from myself
Took a break as someone else
It's like we've come undone
But I've only just become inflatable for you

You're so pretty in white pretty when you're faithful
So pretty in white pretty when you're faithful
So pretty in white pretty when you're faithful
When you're faithful

I don't mind most of the time
But you push me so far inside

You're so pretty in white pretty when you're faithful
So pretty in white pretty when you're faithful
So pretty in white pretty when you're faithful
So pretty in white pretty when you're faithful
When you're faithful
When you're faithful