In "Deathwish" by Northlane, a relationship has curdled into mutual accusation, where one side claims absolute certainty and the other is dismissed as projecting neglect and overprotection. The repeated image of tearing the world apart just to feel a fractured heart explode captures how far the rage has gone, destruction becoming the only proof of impact. Beneath the sneering refrain that belief no longer matters, the question of being cursed lingers, suggesting the fury is also a confession of isolation.
Deathwish Lyrics by Northlane
I tear the world apart
Just to feel your fractured heart explode
I’m the centre of the universe
I’m blind to what you need
Am I the one that’s cursed
I know it’s all I’ve come to be
I’m the centre of the universe
I don’t care what you believe
(I don’t care what you believe)
I can’t take it
Better destroy this
Eating away at me
Can’t ignore it
Why does it hurt so much
I’m the one who’s right
You’re the culprit
I don’t respect your perspective
You can’t teach me a lesson
Use my truth as a weapon
I can see your objective
It’s all just projection
Yeah you’ve been neglected
You’re over-protective
But you’ve got a death-wish
I tear the world apart
Just to feel your fractured heart explode
I’m the centre of the universe
I’m blind to what you need
Am I the one that’s cursed
I know it’s all I’ve come to be
I’m the centre of the universe
I don’t care what you believe
I don’t care what you believe
I don’t care what you believe
I’m the centre of the universe
I don’t care what you believe
I can’t take it
Gotta destroy this
My words are reality
Yours are pointless
You’re living proof of a lie
When will you realise
That I don’t care what you believe
Sick of walking a tightrope
I’m under a microscope
A slippery slope, so cut-throat
If you won’t hear me out
Then why are we talking now
Conflict is not allowed
Don’t care what you believe
It’s all just projection
Yeah, you’ve been neglected
You’re over-protective
Like you’ve got a death-wish
Like you’ve got a death-wish
I tear the world apart
Just to feel your fractured heart explode
I’m the centre of the universe
I’m blind to what you need
Am I the one that’s cursed
I know it’s all I’ve come to be
I’m the centre of the universe
I don’t care what you believe
I don’t care what you believe
I don’t care what you believe
I’m the centre of the universe
I don’t care what you believe
