Story Behind The Song
While dating my current spouse, I tried to break up with him because I had intimacy issues. I told him I was crazy, and he said that's why he loved me. He stayed with me, and we got married. After getting married he soon realized that I really was crazy and it became a problem for him. I felt guilty because of this. Cause I knew I had hurt him. I worked to get over my issues, but the guilt still remained. This song is about removing that guilt.
Song Length |
4:18 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Frenetic |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations, Power |
Similar Artists |
Veruca Salt, No Doubt |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
What I Could Give You
This is the rawest thing
I could give you:
a piece of my flesh
thick with the memory
of dirt and tears.
I don't need it anymore,
cause I've replaced it now
with plastic and wires.
See I don't want you to know who I am.
I don't want to know either, but here I stand.
This is the ugliest thing
I could give you:
and why you want it,
I don't know.
cause I couldn't stand it hiding
underneath my clothes.
And I've replaced it now
with ambiguity.
See I don't want you to know who I am;
I don't want to know either, but as long as I stand
here and look around, there's no denying
so I keep trying, to rid myself of me.
This is the worst thing
I could give you:
and I'm not sure
you'd know what it was.
Even if I told you,
it's just awful that way.
I don't need it anymore,
but you seem willing to take it.
So before you go,
I want you to know
that I didn't make you
take this from me.
You wanted to see me;
You wanted me.