For some, the finest form of retaliation is to live a happy life. In Vi’s new song, the alt-rocker decides it’s preferable to bury the memory of a ‘ex you wish didn’t exist’ and set it on fire six feet below.
It hurts to have your heart shattered, but nothing hurts more than the aftermath of a breakup. Specifically, living with the memories of the person who wronged you. When everything around you is reminding you of pain, it’s time to do what alt-pop music mavericks do.
In «Dead To You,» Vi makes the decision to use violence. «And now that you’re gone, all I want is to be done with you,» she sings before going into a fiery song about wanting to «break [the] neck» of this memory.
And that’s only the beginning. «I hate your guts, and that’s a fact / Set fire to your Pontiac / Bleach on ice with Sazerac / Pour the gas, I’ll light a match,» she sings. This, on the other hand, is more of a vengeance song. Vi’s moving words understand that in order to put this former love’s memory to rest, she must accept that she is also dead. «I’m Dead To You,» she informs her old flame, therefore she’s «digging a grave for two.»
HollywoodLife
Vi tells HollywoodLife that «Dead To You» is a metaphor for «dying the image of someone from your past.» «If you’ve ever had an ex that you wish didn’t exist, you’ll understand this song. That, I’m very confident, applies to everyone.»
Dead to You
For some, living a good life is the best kind of retribution. In Vi’s new song, the alt-rocker determines that burying the memory of a «ex you wish didn’t exist» and setting it on fire six feet below ground level is preferable.
Nothing hurts more than having your heart broken than the aftermath of a breakup. Living with the memories of the individual who harmed you in particular. It’s time to do what alt-pop music mavericks do when everything around you is reminding you of suffering.
Vi makes the decision to employ violence in «Dead To You.» «And now that you’re gone, all I want to do is get rid of you,» she sings before launching into a violent song about wanting to «break [the] neck» of this memory.
And that’s only the start. «I despise your guts,» she sings. «Set fire to your Pontiac / Bleach on ice with Sazerac / Pour the gas, I’ll light a match.» This, on the other hand, is a song about vengeance. Vi’s heartfelt comments recognize that she must accept her own death in order to lay her former love’s memory to rest. She tells her former flame, «I’m dead to you,» and she’s «digging a grave for two.»
