Count the ways Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Let the snake bite
Let her crawl under your skin
Let it eat you from within
It's alright
The bitterness is growing
[Refrain]
You’ll break into my house
I'll break into your house
Do it, I'll do it
If you twist the knife right
I will twist the knife left
Screw it, I'll screw it
[Pre-Chorus]
I can hear strings
That should be for me
I can see rings
That should be for me
That should be for me
That should be for me
[Chorus]
I count the ways
That I love you everyday
Like I count the days
Since I could recall your face
Oh the days don't gеt easier
The gaps just gеt bigger
Until I can almost bear
Thinking of you
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[Verse 2]
On my deathbed
Raise my eyes up to the Lord
I know you'll come just when I call
I stretch my hand out
It freezes in the air
There wasn't anybody there
[Refrain]
Now my house is your house
And it is a nice house
Screw it, screw it, screw it
I will twist my knife right
I will twist my knife left
Do it, I’ll do it
[Pre-Chorus]
I can hear bells
That should ring for me
I can taste hell
That should be for me
That should be for me
That should be for me
[Chorus]
I count the ways
That I love you everyday
Like I count the days
Since I could recall your face
Oh the days don’t get easier
The gaps just get bigger
Until I can almost bear
Thinking of you
I love the way
That I can’t escape the pain
How it hangs from my heart
Like the letters in your name
Oh the days don’t get easier
The gaps just get bigger
Until
[Outro]
(Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
Oh the days don’t get easier
The gaps just get bigger
Until I can almost bear
Thinking of you
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Count the ways Song Meaning (The Last Dinner Party)
From the opening lines, Let the snake bite / Let her crawl under your skin / Let it eat you from within, "Count the ways" immediately establishes a mood of corrosive intimacy. Love is portrayed as an infection, something invasive and painful yet willingly embraced. The refrain, You’ll break into my house / I’ll break into your house, reinforces a mutual possession, an almost compulsive crossing of boundaries where affection and violence intertwine. The protagonists aren’t negotiating in love—they are contending within it.
When the pre-chorus shifts to I can hear strings / That should be for me / I can see rings / That should be for me, the tone becomes more plaintive. These images—strings and rings—symbolize connection and belonging, things the narrator desires but cannot possess. They evoke the ache of being an outsider to one’s own love story.
The chorus, I count the ways / That I love you everyday / Like I count the days / Since I could recall your face, captures the ritual of longing. Counting becomes both devotion and torment, a way of measuring emotional distance. The days don’t get easier, the gaps just get bigger, suggests love turning into endurance, where the act of remembering brings more pain than comfort.
The verse On my deathbed / Raise my eyes up to the Lord / I know you'll come just when I call introduces spiritual imagery. The narrator reaches for salvation but finds abandonment: I stretch my hand out / It freezes in the air / There wasn’t anybody there. Love and faith merge into a single unanswered prayer, leaving the narrator stranded between devotion and despair.
Artistic Context
Within The Last Dinner Party’s album "From the Pyre", Count the Ways stands as one of the most emotionally grounded tracks. Critics have described it as a portrayal of toxic obsession, where intimate relationships blur into self-destruction. Other reviewers interpret it as a reflection of Catholic guilt and spiritual longing, themes woven throughout the album’s dramatic, theatrical landscape.
Conclusion
"Count the ways" captures the essence of painful devotion—the inability to let go even when love becomes a wound. In the broader context of The Last Dinner Party’s work, it reveals how the band transforms personal anguish into poetic narrative. The song’s haunting lyrics and restrained instrumentation make it a standout moment of introspection within the album, embodying both heartbreak and grace in equal measure.
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FAQ Section
Who sung the song "Count the ways" by The Last Dinner Party?
The song "Count the ways" was sung by The Last Dinner Party.
Who wrote the song "Count the ways" by The Last Dinner Party?
Aurora Nishevci, Abigail Morris, James Ford, Georgia Davies, Casper Miles, Emily Roberts & Lizzie Mayland.
Who produced the song "Count the ways" by The Last Dinner Party?
Markus Dravs.
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Song Details
Artist: The Last Dinner Party
Album: From the Pyre
Genre: Rock
Language: English
Released: October 17, 2025
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