Discover the story of the song > She S Only Evil – Alien Ant Farm

The protagonist is describing a girl that lives in the basement. Although people warned him to be cautious, he doesn't care because he believes she is only evil. The lyrics suggest that they have dealt with worse in the past and it's only logical for him to be cautious. The chorus talks about making mistakes and reaping what you sow, and how digging up the past won't last. The protagonist mentions being in the attic and praying for magic, but it never seems to come. He feels like his mind is filled with rusty traps and poison. The lyrics also imply that we are all just people and that foundations will always fall. The bridge talks about the protagonist's body being his temple and his promise to be gentle. He refers to the attic as his head and the basement as his chest, and he offers to show the rest of himself to his partner. The chorus repeats again, and at the end there is a repetition of the line "Beyond the basement there lives a girl there..." with additional lines about tragedy and following behind.