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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Bed of Nails" by the artist "Wild Beasts"

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"Bed of Nails" by Wild Beasts is a song about an all-consuming, almost agonizing love. The lyrical hero is ready for any suffering, just to be close to his beloved.

The bed of nails is a metaphor for the pain and discomfort that the hero is willing to endure for the sake of love. Tattoos made with rough ink directly into wounds and a pierced heart-anchor are images that enhance the feeling of agonizing passion.

The reference to Ophelia, the heroine of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" who drowned because of unhappy love, adds tragedy to the song. The hero, like Hamlet, is obsessed with his beloved, but at the same time afraid of her, seeing in her both salvation and death.

The lines "Embrace the waters with warmth, / Bring me to my mortal end" can be interpreted as the hero's desire to dissolve in love, even if it leads to destruction.

The comparison of love to Frankenstein's monster emphasizes its uncontrollable, frightening power. Love comes to life like Frankenstein's creation, but it is unknown whether it will bring happiness or destruction.

The repetition of the phrase "Anywhere I lay my head" at the end of the song emphasizes the main idea: the conditions are not important for the hero, the main thing is to be close to his beloved.

I would lie anywhere with you

Any old bed of nails would do

Ink up the wound for a crude tattoo

A big old red heart with an anchor stuck through

Like a sister Ophelia

Tell me you're there

Like a lifeline Ophelia

Tell me you're there

Oh oh, Ophelia, I feel ya fall.

Oh oh, Ophelia, I feel ya fall.

Any old bed of nails for me

Just so you're there when I fall asleep

I'd lay all night in a lanky-limbed heap

Surround me like a warm bath

Sum me up like an epitaph

Be blatant as a bailiff

I want my lips to blister when we kiss.

Oh oh, Ophelia, I feel ya fall.

Oh oh, Ophelia, I feel ya fall.

Our love

Frankenstein in nature and design

Like the Shellys on their very first time

When our bodies become electrified

Together we bring this creature to life

It's alive

It's alive

It's alive

I would lie anywhere with you

Any old bed of nails would do

Ink up the wound for a crude tattoo

A big old red heart with an anchor stuck through

I would lie anywhere with you

Any old bed of nails for me

Just so you're there when I fall asleep

I'd lay all night in a lanky-limbed heap

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