Obsession

Song Meaning

“Obsession” opens with a series of rhetorical questions, probing the origins of human behavior. Why do we “feel like that” or “walk like that”? The immediate answer, repeated like a mantra, is simply “Obsession.” The lyrics quickly establish a core tension: this powerful, almost involuntary force is explicitly equated with love. The speaker declares, “If you've been in love then I don't have to mention obsession / That's what love is,” suggesting a raw, unromanticized view of deep affection. The craft here is in the relentless repetition and the shift from abstract inquiry to visceral declaration. The speaker moves from general “Why do we...?” to the intensely personal “Why do I talk like this?” before culminating in the direct, carnal refrain: “I'm obsessed and I love your body.” This shift grounds the abstract concept in a raw, physical reality. The self-aware aside, “I'm what a mess,” adds a touch of human vulnerability. The effectiveness lies in this unfiltered honesty. The provocative questions about “women walk like that” and the crude, yet direct, reference to female anatomy are jarring, yet they underscore a primal, almost unthinking aspect of desire that the lyrics attribute to obsession.