In "Annihilation," Holly Humberstone confronts a lover whose charm was a performance, hiding infidelity and crocodile tears. The relationship collapses into public humiliation, leaving her bleeding on the pavement while he plays the victim. She blames herself only for loving completely, even as London and Paris, the cities where they built their kingdom, now feel shattered. The repeated confession that she gave everything becomes both an accusation and a wound, turning total devastation into a bitter, self-aware reckoning.
Annihilation Lyrics by Holly Humberstone
Pretty baby, gonna go straight for the jugular tonight
You did all your own stunts, now it’s crocodile tears you cry
Guess our story was an off-white shade of light
Wasn’t it, my dear?
So you go out the room, yeah, you’re the evening’s entertainment
The charismatic boy is just a character you’re playing
And all the pretty girls you said were friends kept your bed shaking
Damn, that was ice cold
It was full-blown annihilation
It was my blood spilled across the pavement
It was my bad
‘Cause all I did was love you with everything I had
I did
I did, I did, my dear, I did
Now it’s totally annihilated
Pretty baby, well, at twenty-six you’d think you’d learned how to survive
And for my next trick you’re gonna disappear out of my life
Gonna get stoned with my sister till one of us cries
Ooh, yeah
Now you’re lying to your mum, she thinks you’re still in education
Well, at least you’re still committed to the substances you’re taking
Let all the pretty girls you said were friends tie your shoelaces
Damn, that was ice cold
And it was full blown annihilation
It was my blood spilled across the pavement
It was my bad
‘Cause all I did was love you with everything I had
I did
London and Paris are forever shattered
Yeah, you play the victim, well, ain’t that just classic?
Paris and London, where we built our kingdom
It’s totally annihilated
I did, I did, my dear, I did
I did, I did, my dear
And it was full blown annihilation
It was my blood spilled across the pavement
It was my bad
‘Cause all I did was love you with everything I had (I did)
I did
