Keep Sweet Lyrics by Spiritbox, with Summary, important lines meaning & official Music Video.
Keep Sweet is a latest English song in the voice of popular Canadian heavy metal band Spiritbox, featured in the album “Tsunami Sea”. This song lyrics explore themes of emotional pain, resilience, and self-preservation. The song describes the struggle of carrying past wounds and the desire to detach from suffering. It conveys a sense of internal conflict, where the singer fights to maintain control over their emotions while feeling consumed by past experiences. The imagery of a “heat wave” symbolizes the intensity of these emotions and the need to keep a calm exterior to survive. The lyrics also touch on themes of innocence, vulnerability, and the impact of toxic relationships.
Genre: Rock
Keep Sweet Lyrics
[Intro]
(I let it die in a heat wave)
[Verse 1]
I see a passage in my mind
Where crooked teeth and hungry eyes
Cannot latch onto me when I walk alone
But violent little pieces hide like honey bees inside their hive
Insidious, they rot alive and I know they follow me like a ghost
[Verse 2]
I always knew there was a reason
My innocence was a keepsake worn around my neck
Shake my head till I see straight
Make my mind so placid, so my body can go easy
You’ll never take that part of me, I felt it die in a heat wave
(In a heat wave)
[Chorus]
Devour little pieces of my heart when you need them
I wanna tear it out now when it’s beating
I wanna watch it bleed out with no feeling
So I keep sweet to keep safe
Temperate in a heat wave
I wanna tear it out now when it’s beating
I wanna watch it bleed out with no feeling
[Verse 3]
So suddenly it feels like I woke from a dream (Dream)
And everything that happened to me
Was a talisman I threw like a stone
You constantly infantilize, passionless in a passive life
Entitlement just to pull out every seam
[Chorus]
Devour little pieces of my heart when you need them
I wanna tear it out now when it’s beating
I wanna watch it bleed out with no feeling
So I keep sweet to keep safe
Temperate in a heat wave
I wanna tear it out now when it’s beating
I wanna watch it bleed out with no feeling
[Bridge]
I always knew there was a reason my innocence was a keepsake
You’ll never take that part of me, I felt it die in a heat wave
[Chorus]
Devour little pieces of my heart when you need them
So I keep sweet to keep safe
Temperate in a heat wave
I wanna tear it out now when it’s beating
I wanna watch it bleed out with no feeling
Here are some important and standout lines from the song:
1. “I let it die in a heat wave.” – This line, repeated throughout, symbolizes letting go of something painful, possibly innocence or past trauma.
2. “You’ll never take that part of me, I felt it die in a heat wave.” – A powerful declaration of reclaiming control and refusing to let someone take more from them.
3. “Devour little pieces of my heart when you need them.” – A haunting metaphor for being emotionally used by someone.
4. “I wanna tear it out now when it’s beating, I wanna watch it bleed out with no feeling.” – Expresses deep emotional exhaustion and a desire to detach from pain.
5. “So suddenly it feels like I woke from a dream, and everything that happened to me was a talisman I threw like a stone.” – Suggests a moment of realization and shedding past burdens.
6. “I always knew there was a reason my innocence was a keepsake worn around my neck.” – Speaks to the weight of innocence and how it has been held onto or perhaps exploited.
Keep Sweet (MV)
Audio Credits
Artist : Spiritbox
Album : Tsunami Sea
Lyricist : Courtney LaPlante, Daniel Braunstein, Mike Stringer
Music : Daniel Braunstein, Mike Stringer
Label : Rise Records, Pale Chord Music