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)

The lyrics for this song seem to talk about the person in question as if they are the only pleasant thing in 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 opposite of this and 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 positive

and 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 think of any positive emotion 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 this video due to 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.