Roderigo
Seven Mary Three Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴"He's a real cannibal" she goes,
"I think I'll call him Roderigo"
Dress him up in darker clothes, sell him away
Standing underneath her gun
"Sit up straight or I'll hurt you"
You know he's not her only son, just the strongest

"I'm the real animal" she goes,

She wants to call me Roderigo
Tie me down with all her ropes, until I can't breathe
She can't help but beat me down
Into a brand new Roderigo
I'll slip away without a sound, into the air

Tied him down to her tree
Stayed fit to name him what he's going to be

Tied him up with her rope
You know it stained her neck but it can't hold Roderigo

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Seven Mary Three's song "Roderigo" are somewhat cryptic and open to interpretation. The song tells the story of a woman who is something of a dominatrix, tying up and abusing men under the guise of giving them new names. She seems to enjoy the power that she has over them, and the lyrics suggest that she has done this before, and will do it again. The first verse seems to describe how she has tied up a man and called him Roderigo, suggesting that she has made him into some sort of monster. The second verse is more introspective, with the singer suggesting that he is the real monster, and that he too wants to be called Roderigo. He seems to be fascinated by the idea of being tied up and dominated by this woman, despite the fact that it is clearly doing him harm.

Line by Line Meaning

He's a real cannibal" she goes,
She sees him as a dangerous predator

"I think I'll call him Roderigo"
She wants to have power over him by giving him a name

Dress him up in darker clothes, sell him away
She plans to change him to fit her own desires and then discard him

Standing underneath her gun
He is powerless in her control

"Sit up straight or I'll hurt you"
She uses fear and intimidation to assert dominance over him

You know he's not her only son, just the strongest
She has done this before and chose him for his perceived superiority

"I'm the real animal" she goes,
She sees herself as the true monster in this situation

She wants to call me Roderigo
She desires to exert control over him just as she did with the previous subject

Tie me down with all her ropes, until I can't breathe
She wants to suffocate him, both physically and emotionally

She can't help but beat me down
She enjoys causing harm to him

Into a brand new Roderigo
She seeks to completely change him, erasing his identity and replacing it with her own creation

I'll slip away without a sound, into the air
He plans to escape her grasp without detection

Tied him down to her tree
She has complete control over him, as if he is a possession

Stayed fit to name him what he's going to be
She molded him to her liking and gave him a name that suits her vision

Tied him up with her rope
She sees him as nothing more than something to be restrained and controlled

You know it stained her neck but it can't hold Roderigo
She may have left a mark on him, but he will not be held against his will forever

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Written by: JASON POLLOCK, JASON ROSS

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