Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: k-pop
Song Meaning of “poison” by Primary
The song “Poison” by Primary could represent two different interpretations: one of feeling toxic in a relationship or feeling poisoned by toxic emotions or ideas.
The lyrics describe a feeling of being trapped in a toxic relationship, with lines such as “One devastating blow, that’s all I know.” The narrator expresses that they feel stuck in this relationship, with the line “I feel like a needle stuck in my head like a dart.” The tension and frustration builds until the chorus, with the lines “I should know better but I don’t, I feel the poison inside of me” illustrating the feeling of being unable to escape from the toxicity and sinking further and further into it.
The other interpretation of the song is of someone feeling poisoned by their own ideas or emotions, perhaps feeling like they have been tricked or misguided in their thoughts. The lyrics “The illusion of the picture repaint me in a different light, I’m so mesmerized that I forget how to breathe” suggest that the narrator is falling into a spiral of negative thinking, where the more they are surrounded by these negative ideologies, the harder it becomes to come out of it. The chorus then takes on a different meaning, depicting the narrator’s desperate attempt to break free from the cycle, to recognize that it’s not their own thoughts or emotions that they feel, but an outside influence.