Florence and the Machine: Girl With One Eye Meaning

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She told me not to step on the cracks

I told her not to fuss and relax

Well, her pretty little face stopped me in my tracks

But now she sleeps with one eye open

That's the price she paid



I took a knife and cut out her eye

I...

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   anonymous

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   Mar 20th, 06:31 report

   
   

   I think you're absolutely right about that movie.. It's called "thriller, a cruel picture" (1973 Sweden) 90% of the film is in this song!!
   Cheers

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Aug 19th 2012, 00:07 report

   
   

   Let me start out by saying this song was originally written and preformed by a male artist.
   
   "She told me not to step on the cracks
   I told her not to fuss and relax
   Well, her pretty little face stopped me in my tracks
   But now she sleeps with one eye open
   That's the price she paid
   
   I took a knife and cut out her eye
   I took it home and watched it wither and die
   Well, she's lucky that I didn't slip her a smile
   That's why she sleeps with one eye open
   That's the price she paid"
   
   To me, it begins when a somewhat careless man who often plays games and takes chances meets a very cautious and careful girl, not usually the type he would go for. However, he is captivated by her beauty, but at some point she does something to offend or upset him or destroy his reputation maybe (which he would of never expected from such a sweet innocent girl) so he decides to get revenge by 'cutting out her eye' (not literally) and this is why she now sleeps with one eye open. (She has to for 2 reasons, one being since she only has one eye now, and two being because she is scared). This is 'the price she paid'. Slip her a smile could be making reference to getting her to fall in love with him, or a reference to a 'smiley' which is when someones throat is slit from side to side.
   
   "I said, hey, girl with one eye
   Get your filthy fingers out of my pie
   I said, hey, girl with one eye
   I'll cut your little heart out cause you made me cry"
   
   In my opinion, 'get your filthy fingers out of my pie' clearly just means that he wants her to get out of all his business and that she has no right to do whatever she is doing. 'I'll cut your little heart out cause you made me cry' just means that he wants to get revenge because of how she harmed him.
   
   "I slipped my hand under her skirt
   I said don't worry, it's not gonna hurt
   Oh, my reputation's kinda clouded with dirt
   That's why you sleep with one eye open
   That's the price you paid"
   
   This part is referring to the beginning of their relationship. I think that it might be a situation in which he was a player looking for just sex, but he had to persuade her to do what he wanted. However she may have been the type of girl who was more conservative and innocent than him, so she was a little hesitant with the situation. Basically he takes advantage of who he thought as an innocent and naive girl, but she does something to piss him off and he is used to being in charge and in control.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Feb 12th 2012, 23:38 report

   
   

   This song is a cover of a song by the same name by the Ludes. It wasn't very popular... Florence was dating one of the band members. Her song "My Boy Builds Coffins" is about him, too.
   As it was originally from a male perspective, I think we can cancel this out as being about lesbian first timers... If you listen to the original version (available at youtube) it's a little more obvious that this song is about rape.
   "Eye" is a symbol for virginity, "pie" for sex.
   "She told me not to step on the cracks." She didn't want to have sex. "I told her not to fuss and relax." Pretty self-explanatory there...
   "That's the price she paid." I think that's about her turning him down, so she "deserved" to be raped.
   To be honest, I have no idea about the chorus...
   "I slipped my hand under her skirt. I said don't worry, it's not gonna hurt." Again, self-explanatory. "My reputation's kinda clouded with dirt." Not sure here. Could be he's done this before, or NOW it's clouded with dirt because of this.
   
   This is all speculation, though, except for this about being about her boyfriend at the time.

   
   
   
   

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   sardamay

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   Nov 12th 2011, 15:36 report

   
   

   The girl with one eye is you. She keeps you awake at night. She puts her filthy fingers in all your business. She makes you think about the things you try not to think about. She makes you cry. She is YOU.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Jun 11th 2011, 19:34 report

   
   

   I think its inspired by a 60's movie...I forget the name. 'Cruel' about a girl forced into prostitution. Her pimp also cuts out her eye for disobedience. One of her clients was a lesbian too.
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