I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
You can't hide it from me
Admit it, baby
'Cause I'm wise to your disguise
I've seen you love me with your eyes
Even if you think I'm a fool and I just can't tell
then you don't know me well
Would you come over here and break the ice?
It would be so nice
It's what you want when you're around me
You're a little bit shy and I feel the need
And I can tell that you're happy you found me
So give it up
Why wait around when you know that you feel it?
I look through your eyes I can see that you want somebody
It could feel so good to get into it
Give it up! Give it up! You want it, baby
Give it up! Give it up! You know you got me
Come on come on come on and give it up
I can't I can't lie to you
Now we can all tell stories so come over here and love me
Even if you think I'm a fool and I just can't tell, sorry I know you well
And I know you will
Come over here an love me
It's what you want when you're around me
You're a little bit shy and I feel the need
And I can tell that you're happy you found me
So give it up
Why wait around when you know that you feel it?
I look through your eyes I can see that you want somebody
It could feel so good to get into it
Give it up! Give it up! You want it, baby
Give it up! Give it up! You know you got me
Come on come on come on and give it up
So dream your way into my life
'Cause baby, I'll give you tonight
and bring all your pictures to life
Give it up! Give it up! Give it up!
Give it up! Give it up! Give it up
Just give it up
Give it up
Give it up! Give it up! Yeah
Give it up! Give it up!
Come on come on come on come on
Give it up! Give it up
Won't you give it up, baby, tonight?
'Cause you know you know that it's right
Now come on, let's give it up
Come on, baby
Give it up! Give it up! Yeah
Give it up! Give it up!
Give it up!
It could feel so good to get into it
It feels so good
Admit it, baby
'Cause I'm wise to your disguise
I've seen you love me with your eyes
Even if you think I'm a fool and I just can't tell
then you don't know me well
Would you come over here and break the ice?
It would be so nice
It's what you want when you're around me
You're a little bit shy and I feel the need
And I can tell that you're happy you found me
So give it up
Why wait around when you know that you feel it?
I look through your eyes I can see that you want somebody
It could feel so good to get into it
Give it up! Give it up! You want it, baby
Give it up! Give it up! You know you got me
Come on come on come on and give it up
I can't I can't lie to you
Now we can all tell stories so come over here and love me
Even if you think I'm a fool and I just can't tell, sorry I know you well
And I know you will
Come over here an love me
It's what you want when you're around me
You're a little bit shy and I feel the need
And I can tell that you're happy you found me
So give it up
Why wait around when you know that you feel it?
I look through your eyes I can see that you want somebody
It could feel so good to get into it
Give it up! Give it up! You want it, baby
Give it up! Give it up! You know you got me
Come on come on come on and give it up
So dream your way into my life
'Cause baby, I'll give you tonight
and bring all your pictures to life
Give it up! Give it up! Give it up!
Give it up! Give it up! Give it up
Just give it up
Give it up
Give it up! Give it up! Yeah
Give it up! Give it up!
Come on come on come on come on
Give it up! Give it up
Won't you give it up, baby, tonight?
'Cause you know you know that it's right
Now come on, let's give it up
Come on, baby
Give it up! Give it up! Yeah
Give it up! Give it up!
Give it up!
It could feel so good to get into it
It feels so good
Lyrics submitted by highsoffyou
Give It Up Lyrics as written by Chynna Phillips Carnie Wilson
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I joined this website just so I could comment on this song. Seriously, it's that good. To me, it's about wanting someone who's emotionally unavailable and she's trying to be tough and tell him she doesn't need him, but really she's impatient for him to get over it and be ready to be with her. Such a powerful song. 8mm is just amazing.
To me, this song is about a loved one who is hurting themselves, especially physically- "Bandage up your arms again, no one can see the blood but you." Also, this person is hiding all their misery, and only revealing it by hurting themselves. They think that their life won't get any better, that it is hopeless and they are stuck- "cause you're so afraid, that all that you have, is all you deserve." However, they are really only living in half-life, not really trying as much as they could be. The singer sees this-"Won't you get up off your knees?", and she knows this isn't healthy, and "It's time to run," meaning it's time to try harder to improve where they are. The lines "Don't you give it up for me" show that the person is a loved one of the singer, and that she doesn't want this person to give up their misery and self harm for anyone but themselves. The singer also knows that their pain and self harm can't go on forever- "Just how long can you bleed." At the end of the song, the singer has just about given up trying to reason with this person and just gives in to their notions that their life won't get better, and "that all you have is all you deserve".
That's just my own reaction. Feel free to offer a new one. :]
Thanks MS. E<br /> <br /> I really really get this song (at least at an emotional level) it kinda talks about things that can't be expressed vocally. It's about the despair and love that you have with somebody and a desperate plead to be allowed into their life. I was really in love with a girl when I caught onto this song, she wouldn't do anything to let me back in to her life because I treated her badly the first time around. I wished that I could do anything or everything that she wanted from me, but no matter how hard I tried she wasn't having it. This song just transcends the way that time was, so painful, yet eventually I was able to reason and believe that we both did all we could. I think that this song describes the flip side of truly unconditional love.... unyielding unrelenting excruciating loving and longing for somebody who becomes the air that you breath.
These lyrics are WRONG!!!!!!!