Song Description
Vocals and piano, alone and utterly exposed during the first two verses, reflect the naked and desperate intensity of the plea for help communicated in this song. The singer is painfully direct about her critical state and her need for support, but she knows that although the listener has made promises to help in the past, he hasn?t kept them ? and it is all too easy to ignore other people?s problems. In the chorus, the heartrending vocals soar over piano hooks just as memorable as the melody and over a wall of dreamlike, gorgeous sound.
| Song Length |
4:20 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Rock - Progressive Rock |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations |
| Similar Artists |
Tori Amos, Fiona Apple |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
You Said You Would
Verse:
Slow me down before I break the door
You said you would
You said you wouldn?t let me do it anymore
You know you could
You know you couldn?t cut that cord
Verse:
Take a bow before you leave the stage
They?ll know it?s you
They?ll know it?s you who came along to save the day
To pull me through
To pull me through this and
Out of your way
Chorus:
And it?s so easy
It?s so easy
to break free
Verse:
Hold me up before I hit the floor
You said you would
You said you wouldn?t walk away and close the door
You know you could
Chorus:
But it?s so easy
It?s so easy
to break free
Change:
Take your time
To decide
I?ll wait
While you?re sleeping
You know you said you would
Chorus:
And it?s so easy
It?s so easy
to break free